Chess Puzzle #j9ymE — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1846 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks e1/f2; bishop e2; pawns a2/b2/d4/g2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks d8/h8; knight e3; pawns a7/b7/c4/f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen e5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d2→e3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe3 (queen d4→e3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bg4+ — bishop e2→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Kb8 (king c8→b8).
  4. Best move: Rxe3 — rook e1→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pp4p1/5p1p/4q3/2pP4/4n1P1/PP1QBRPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 24

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