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

Rating 1519 · Intermediate · equality, intermezzo, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks d1/e1; knights c3/d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/e8; bishop c6; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ndxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd4+ — queen c5→d4, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd4 (rook d1→d4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxd4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/ppp2pp1/2b4p/2qp4/3Qn3/2N2P2/PPPN2PP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 16

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