Chess Puzzle #Oog0l — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2060 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks d3/f1; bishop b3; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rooks a8/e7; knight f6; pawns a7/b5/c6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc7 — queen e5→c7. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen f7→e7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe7 — queen c7→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Qc7.

Position data

FEN: r6k/p3rQpp/2p2n2/1p2q3/1P6/PBNR4/5PPP/5RK1 w - - 3 23

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