Chess Puzzle #Xmd8d — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1900 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f4; knight h4; pawns a3/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks a8/g8; knight e7; pawns a7/c3/f6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf6 — rook f4→f6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5 — queen c5→g5. Opponent replies Qf3 (queen d1→f3).
  3. Best move: Qxh4 — queen g5→h4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/p3np1p/5p2/2q5/5R1N/P1pP4/2P3PP/R2Q3K w - - 1 22

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