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

Rating 2273 · Expert · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knights b1/h2; pawns a5/c5/f2/g3. Black: king f7; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops f5/f8; knight e4; pawns a7/d5/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen c6→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3+ — queen e5→g3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxc5+ — bishop f8→c5, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Qxg3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4b1r/p4k2/2Q5/P1Ppqb2/4n3/6Pp/4BP1N/RN3RK1 w - - 1 25

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