Chess Puzzle #Ix1W2 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1661 · Advanced · advanced pawn, equality, middlegame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f2; knight e6; pawns b2/b5/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c2; rooks a8/g8; pawns a7/d2/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Raf1 — rook a1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d1=Q — pawn d2→d1, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Rxc2 (rook f2→c2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Qxc2 — queen d1→c2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, equality, middlegame, promotion, short. The key move is d1=Q.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/p4Qpp/4N3/1P2P3/8/8/1Pqp1RPP/R5K1 w - - 0 25

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