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

Rating 1924 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen b3; rooks d2/h1; bishop f1; knights a8/d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f3/g3/h2. Black: king d8; queen e5; rook f8; bishops c5/c8; knights e3/e6; pawns a7/b7/d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen e5→e4, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bg2 (bishop f1→g2).
  3. Best move: Nxg2 — knight e3→g2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: N1bk1r2/pp4pp/4n3/2bpq3/3NP3/1QP1nPP1/PP1R3P/2K2B1R w - - 1 19

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