Chess Puzzle #JGqT6 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1975 · Advanced · equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen e3; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/e2; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/d5/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; bishop d7; knights e4/g6; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe7 — queen e3→e7, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxe7 (knight g6→e7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: fxg3 — pawn f2→g3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1ppbqppp/3p2n1/pP1P4/P3n3/4QNPP/1B2BP2/R3K2R b KQ - 5 22

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