Chess Puzzle #m6Olp — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1900 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rooks e3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks f6/f8; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f5/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa6 — queen d6→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e5 — pawn e6→e5. Opponent replies Qxb5 (queen a6→b5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/5q2/p2Qpr1p/1p1p1pp1/3P4/P1P1RR1P/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 4 41

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