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

Position

White: king g2; queen d2; rook d4; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a2/b4/c4/d5/f2/f3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook e8; knights d7/h5; pawns a7/b7/f5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen d2→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen e5→e3, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxe3 — rook e8→e3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp1n3p/6p1/3Pqp1n/1PPR4/2N2P2/P2QBPK1/8 w - - 2 29

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