Chess Puzzle #Kc6cv — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1459 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/f1; bishop d4; pawns a2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks a8/d8; knight d6; pawns a5/b7/c6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen e6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6 — queen f4→f6. Opponent replies Qxd4 (queen e4→d4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen f6→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/1p3p1p/2pnq1p1/p7/3BPQ2/7P/P1P2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 2 24

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