Chess Puzzle #bqq6F — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2142 · Expert · endgame, equality, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen f7; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/b3/e4/f3/f5. Black: king h6; queen d8; rook e8; pawns a7/b4/d6/e5/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd5 — queen f7→d5. Opponent replies Kxh5 (king h6→h5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qd2 — queen d5→d2.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, sacrifice, short. The key move is Qd5.

Position data

FEN: 3qr3/p4Q1p/3p1p1k/4pP1N/1p2P3/1P3P2/PP6/1K6 b - - 5 32

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