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

Rating 2087 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook f1; bishop d2; pawns a2/c3/d3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king e7; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; pawns b6/d6/f6/f7/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen b5→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d4 — pawn d3→d4. Opponent replies Qe6 (queen e5→e6).
  3. Best move: d5 — pawn d4→d5.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: r4b1r/4kp2/1p1p1p2/1q5p/4P3/2PP1Q1P/P2B2P1/5RK1 b - - 1 21

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