Chess Puzzle #l6bSU — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2295 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/e1; bishop f4; pawns a3/b3/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b6; rooks f8/h8; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen f6→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6 — queen b6→e6, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe6 (rook e1→e6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Ng7 — knight f5→g7. Opponent replies Re7 (rook e6→e7).
  4. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move Qxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1r/pp5k/1q2pQp1/3p1n1p/5B2/PP5P/2P2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 3 21

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