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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, clearance, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; bishops b3/h6; pawns a3/b2/c2/f2/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen d6; rook e8; bishop b7; pawns a7/e5/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe7 — queen g5→e7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe7 (rook e8→e7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bg5 — bishop h6→g5.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, endgame, short. The key move Qxe7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r2k/pb5p/3q2pB/4ppQP/8/PB6/1PP2PP1/6K1 b - - 0 26

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