Chess Puzzle #J93g3 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f7; bishop d1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g6; rook e8; knight h5; pawns a5/b7/e4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh5 — bishop d1→h5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7 — queen g6→f7, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxf7 (bishop h5→f7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxf7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1p3Qpk/6qp/p4N1n/4p3/2P4P/PP4P1/3B3K w - - 1 32

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