Chess Puzzle #LM0w3 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2029 · Expert · crushing, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/d2; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c5/d4/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks e4/e8; bishop g4; knight e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg4+ — queen f5→g4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  3. Best move: Nf4 — knight e6→f4.

Tactical themes

crushing, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxg4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3ppp/2p1np2/2P2q2/3Pr1b1/3Q1N1P/PP1RBP2/3R2K1 w - - 0 22

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