Chess Puzzle #FiM7E — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1609 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks d1/e1; bishop d4; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/e8; bishop d6; knight e4; pawns a6/b5/c4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop d6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen h4→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen f5→e4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e1→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/5pp1/p2b3p/1p3q2/2pBn2Q/2P2N1P/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 3 30

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