Chess Puzzle #IQD8U — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1717 · Advanced · equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks b1/e1; bishop g3; knight f3; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a4/f8; knights c6/e4; pawns b6/c7/d5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa4 — queen c2→a4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move. The key move Qxa4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2pq2p1/1pn4p/3p4/r3n3/5NBP/2Q2PP1/1R2R1K1 b - - 1 21

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