Chess Puzzle #Diwb7 — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2635 · Master · crushing, endgame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen a5; bishop c1; pawns a2/b3/d2/h3. Black: king b7; rooks d7/e5; knight d4; pawns b5/f5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen a5→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Opponent replies d3 (pawn d2→d3).
  3. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is f4.

Position data

FEN: 8/1k1r3p/8/Qp2rp2/3n4/1P5P/P2P4/1KB5 w - - 0 31

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