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

Rating 1850 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen b7; knight b6; pawns b4/c5/g2/h3. Black: king h6; queen f4; bishop f5; pawns a6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king h2→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be4 — bishop f5→e4. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen b7→e4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen f4→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Be4.

Position data

FEN: 8/1Q3p1p/pN4pk/2P2b2/1P3q2/7P/6PK/8 w - - 1 29

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