Chess Puzzle #YF7Xb — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2133 · Expert · equality, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rook h5; bishop b1; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/e5/g4/h6. Black: king h7; queen e7; rook g5; bishops d7/h8; knight g6; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/e6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop d7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf4 — queen f3→f4. Opponent replies Rxe5 (rook g5→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Qf4.

Position data

FEN: 7b/p2bq2k/2p1p1nP/1p1pP1rR/3P2P1/P1P2Q2/1P6/1BK5 b - - 2 31

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