Chess Puzzle #DrKui — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1408 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rook e6; knights c3/g3; pawns a4/b5/c2/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rook f7; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/d5/d6/f5/g4/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh5 — knight g3→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh5 — queen g6→h5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxh5 (queen h4→h5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxh5 — knight f6→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxh5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pb3r2/1p1pRnq1/1P1p1p1p/P2P1PpQ/2N3N1/2P3PP/6K1 w - - 3 30

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