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

Rating 1827 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, en passant, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen e3; rook a1; knight h5; pawns d4/d6/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen c4; rooks a4/h8; pawns a2/b7/c6/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg6 — king g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe4+ — queen e3→e4, gives check. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f7→f5).
  3. Best move: exf6+ — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, en passant, endgame, short. The key move exf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 7r/1p3pk1/2pP3p/4P1pN/r1qP4/4Q2P/p5PK/R7 b - - 7 34

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