Chess Puzzle #LLOpT — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks c1/e4; bishop f4; pawns a2/e5/f2/g3/h3. Black: king a8; queen f3; rooks f8/g8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re3 — rook e4→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxf4 — queen f3→f4, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen c4→f4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move Qxf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: k4rr1/1p5p/p1n5/4P3/2Q1RB2/5qPP/P4P2/2R3K1 w - - 1 24

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