Chess Puzzle #Lhwxe — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2303 · Expert · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen h3; rook h1; knight e2; pawns b2/d4/f2/g6. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; knight c2; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/g5. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6+ — queen h3→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf6 (king g7→f6).
  3. Best move: g7+ — pawn g6→g7, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh6+.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/2q5/p3p1P1/1p1p2p1/3P4/7Q/1Pn1NP2/1K5R b - - 1 26

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