Chess Puzzle #Gk9Xv — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2150 · Expert · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c7; rooks a1/f1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks a8/e4; bishop c5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d4/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen f6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7 — queen c7→b7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qe8 (queen e5→e8).
  3. Best move: Nxh6 — knight f5→h6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Qxb7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r6k/ppQ2p2/2n2q1p/2b2N2/3pr3/7P/PPP3P1/R4R1K b - - 0 20

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