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

Rating 1953 · Advanced · defensive move, endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f8; bishop f3; pawns b5/c4/d3/d5/h3. Black: king h4; queen g4; rook a2; bishop e5; pawns b6/d4/d6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kg3 — king h4→g3. Opponent replies Bd1 (bishop f3→d1).
  3. Best move: Bf4 — bishop e5→f4.

Tactical themes

defensive move, endgame, equality, short. The key move is Kg3.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/8/1p1p4/1P1Pb3/2Pp2qk/3P1B1P/r7/7K w - - 0 39

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