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

Rating 1844 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, intermezzo, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; bishop h6; knight d4; pawns a3/b2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen c4; bishops f5/g7; pawns a6/b5/d6/e7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight d4→f5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf4 — queen c4→f4, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxf4 (bishop h6→f4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, intermezzo, short. The key move Qxf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/4p1b1/p2p2pB/1p3b1p/2qN1Q2/P1P4P/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 2 25

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