Chess Puzzle #a54rh — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2417 · Master · crushing, endgame, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king h3; queen a1; pawns a6/d5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen a7; pawns e5/e7/f6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2 — queen a7→f2. Opponent replies Qe1 (queen a1→e1).
  3. Best move: Qxe1 — queen f2→e1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, queen endgame, short. The key move is Qf2.

Position data

FEN: 8/q3p1k1/P4pp1/3Pp2p/5P2/6PK/7P/Q7 w - - 0 35

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