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

Rating 1416 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, fork, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; knight b4; pawns a2/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g7; queen c8; pawns e6/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc5+ — queen c8→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g1→g2).
  3. Best move: Qxb4 — queen c5→b4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is Qc5+.

Position data

FEN: 2q5/5pk1/4p1p1/7p/1N5P/6P1/P3QP2/6K1 w - - 0 36

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