Chess Puzzle #M3AXI — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2471 · Master · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knight d5; pawns a4/b2/e4/f7/g3/h2. Black: king d8; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d6; knight c4; pawns a6/b7/d7/g5/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen c5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4 — queen e2→g4. Opponent replies Qe5 (queen d4→e5).
  3. Best move: Rf5 — rook f1→f5.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qg4.

Position data

FEN: r1bk3r/1p1p1Pp1/p2b4/2qN2p1/P1n1P3/6P1/1P2Q2P/R4R1K b - - 0 18

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