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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · crushing, middlegame, short, X-ray attack.

Position

White: king g2; queen b5; rooks c1/c6; bishop d2; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/f4/g4/h3. Black: king h7; queen d7; rooks b8/f8; bishop e7; pawns a5/b6/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb6 — rook c6→b6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb5 — queen d7→b5, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxb5 (rook b6→b5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxb5 — rook b8→b5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short, X-ray attack. The key move Qxb5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r2/3qbppk/1pR1p1p1/pQ1p4/3P1PP1/P3P2P/1P1B2K1/2R5 w - - 6 26

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