Chess Puzzle #NhFH8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1883 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/f1; bishops f4/h7; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f7; bishops b7/e7; knights c4/d7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf6 — rook f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5 — queen g6→h5.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move is Qh5.

Position data

FEN: r2q3k/1b1nbrpB/p3p1Q1/1p1p4/2nP1B2/2P2N1P/PP3PP1/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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