Chess Puzzle #HkTz6 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1519 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g5; rook a1; bishop g2; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/h3. Black: king g7; queen c7; rooks b8/f8; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c5/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g7→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6+ — queen g5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  3. Best move: d6 — pawn d5→d6.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qf6+.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r2/ppq2pkp/8/2pPnpQ1/8/2P4P/PP4B1/R5NK b - - 1 26

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