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

Rating 1533 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/e6; bishop g2; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks d6/f7; knight e7; pawns a7/b5/c4/f6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen g4→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe6 — rook d6→e6, captures rook. Opponent replies dxe6 (pawn d5→e6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd1+ — queen d8→d1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move Qxd1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3q4/p3nrkp/3rRpp1/1p1P4/2p3Q1/6P1/PP3PBP/3R2K1 w - - 2 25

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