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

Rating 1869 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f3; rook e1; knight e5; pawns d4/e3/g4/h4. Black: king g8; queen b4; bishop d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen f3→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd2+ — queen b4→d2, gives check. Opponent replies Kg3 (king h2→g3).
  3. Best move: Qxe1+ — queen d2→e1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, short. The key move Qxe1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp4pp/2p5/3bN3/1q1P2PP/4PQ2/7K/4R3 w - - 3 33

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