Chess Puzzle #I7jBN — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1702 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e1; rook c1; bishop c5; knight b3; pawns a2/c2/c3/e4/g2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook d8; bishop h5; knight c4; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen g5→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4 — queen e1→h4. Opponent replies Rd7 (rook d8→d7).
  3. Best move: Qxh5 — queen h4→h5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh4.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/5ppp/p7/1pB1p1qb/2n1P3/1NP5/P1P3P1/1KR1Q3 b - - 5 26

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