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

Rating 1588 · Intermediate · advantage, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rook b1; bishops b3/e3; pawns a2/d6/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a3; rook c8; bishop g7; knight b6; pawns a7/c4/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: cxd3 — pawn c4→d3, captures queen. Opponent replies dxc8=Q+ (pawn d7→c8, captures rook, promotes to queen, gives check).
  3. Best move: Nxc8 — knight b6→c8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short. The key move cxd3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/p3ppbp/1n1P2p1/8/2p1PP2/qB1QB3/P5PP/1R4K1 w - - 0 26

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