Chess Puzzle #TS3H5 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1827 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rook f1; pawns d4/e3/e7/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rook a8; pawns c4/d5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen g6→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen f3→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d5→e4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: d5 — pawn d4→d5.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/4P1p1/6qp/3p4/2pP4/4PQ2/7P/5R1K b - - 4 41

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