Chess Puzzle #KaabD — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1986 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d2/e1; bishop f4; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen b7; rooks a7/h8; bishop e7; knight f5; pawns a6/b5/c5/d4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe7 — knight d5→e7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3 — queen b7→f3, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe7 — rook a7→e7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Qxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5k1r/rq2bpp1/p6p/1ppN1n2/3p1B2/3P1Q2/PPPR1PPP/4R1K1 w - - 2 23

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