Chess Puzzle #ERbqk — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1682 · Advanced · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rooks e1/e3; bishop b3; pawns a2/d4/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen d6; rook c7; bishops f7/f8; pawns a6/d5/f5/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen h4→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Opponent replies Qg5 (queen g3→g5).
  3. Best move: fxe3 — pawn f4→e3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is f4.

Position data

FEN: 5b2/2r2bk1/p2q2p1/3p1p2/3P3Q/1B2R2P/P5P1/4R2K w - - 2 31

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