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

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook f1; bishop h6; knight h3; pawns d4/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen b2; rook f8; bishops b4/d7; pawns c4/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen b2→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6 — queen f3→f6. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen d4→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen f6→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Qf6.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3b1p2/4p1pB/3pP2p/1bpP3P/5Q1N/1q3PP1/5RK1 b - - 1 25

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