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

Rating 1488 · Intermediate · equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen c7; rooks c1/g1; bishop f1; pawns a3/c3/d4/e2/e4/g2. Black: king e8; queen f2; rooks b8/h2; knight c6; pawns a7/d5/f7/g3/g5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg1 — queen f2→g1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc6+ — queen c7→c6, captures knight, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move. The key move Qxc6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k3/p1Q2p2/2n5/3p2p1/3PP3/P1P3p1/4PqPr/2RK1BR1 b - - 2 21

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