Chess Puzzle #ZPzV3 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1831 · Advanced · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop g2; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/f4/f5/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks b8/f8; knights e5/g4; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2+ — queen h6→h2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Qxg3 — queen h2→g3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxh2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/pp3ppp/3p3q/3NnP2/5Pn1/6P1/PP4BP/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 20

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