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

Rating 2154 · Expert · discovered attack, discovered check, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h3; queen d2; rook g1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f5/h6. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook f8; knights b6/c6; pawns a7/b7/d4/d6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3+ — queen e5→e3, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d2→e3, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe3 (pawn d4→e3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Ne6+ — knight g5→e6, gives check.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, discovered check, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp5p/1nnp3P/4qPN1/3p4/2P4K/PP1Q4/6R1 b - - 0 30

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