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

Rating 1534 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rook f1; pawns a4/b3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen e2; rook c2; knight c4; pawns d5/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne3 — knight c4→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe2 — queen a6→e2, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe2 (rook c2→e2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxe2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 7k/6p1/Q4p1p/3p4/P1nP4/1P5P/2r1qPP1/5RK1 b - - 0 30

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