Chess Puzzle #EJhrf — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1432 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f5; rooks d5/h1; bishop h7; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d7; pawns a4/b5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd5 — bishop b7→d5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5 — queen f5→h5. Opponent replies Nf6 (knight d7→f6).
  3. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh5.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1b1nqppB/8/1p1RPQ2/p4P2/8/PP2N1PP/2K4R b - - 2 18

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