Chess Puzzle #Gx6mP — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1930 · Advanced · advantage, deflection, discovered attack, endgame, fork, long.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook a7; knight d5; pawns b3/e4/f4/g2/h4. Black: king h6; queen d6; rooks b8/d8; pawns d3/f6/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen g3→d3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc5+ — queen d6→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Qe3 (queen d3→e3).
  3. Best move: Rxd5 — rook d8→d5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxc5 (queen e3→c5, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Rxc5 — rook d5→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, discovered attack, endgame, fork, long. The key move is Qc5+.

Position data

FEN: 1r1r4/R7/3q1ppk/3N3p/4PP1P/1P1p2Q1/6P1/6K1 w - - 0 32

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