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

Rating 1464 · Intermediate · clearance, crushing, endgame, long.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rook e7; pawns b2/b3/c2/d4/d5/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen f5; rook f8; knight g5; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1+ — queen f5→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g1→h2).
  3. Best move: Rf2 — rook f8→f2. Opponent replies Qxf2 (queen d2→f2, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxf2 — queen f1→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

clearance, crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Qf1+.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1pp1R1pp/p2p4/3P1qn1/3P3P/1P6/1PPQ2P1/6K1 w - - 0 26

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