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

Rating 1446 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, fork, master, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rook d1; pawns a4/b4/c3/e4/h2. Black: king b7; queen f2; knight f6; pawns a6/b6/c7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3+ — queen f2→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
  3. Best move: Qxd1+ — queen f3→d1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, fork, master, short. The key move Qxd1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/1kp3pp/pp2Qn2/8/PP2P3/2P5/5q1P/3R3K w - - 1 34

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