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

Rating 1868 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rooks a1/g1; bishop c2; knights c3/h4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f3/f5/h3. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks e8/f8; bishops d7/h6; knight c5; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng6+ — knight h4→g6, gives check. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6 — queen f6→g6, captures knight. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f5→g6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/2pb3p/1p1p1q1b/p1nP1P2/2P2Q1N/2N2P1P/PPB5/R5RK w - - 1 22

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