Chess Puzzle #Q3g70 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1843 · Advanced · advanced pawn, endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; bishops g5/h1; pawns a5/d5/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen c7; bishop g7; pawns c5/d6/e5/f3/g4/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc6 — queen a6→c6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa5 — queen c7→a5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bg2 (bishop h1→g2).
  3. Best move: fxg2 — pawn f3→g2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, short. The key move Qxa5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/2q3bk/Q2p4/P1pPp1Bp/4P1p1/5pP1/5P1P/6KB w - - 0 32

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