Chess Puzzle #oDu80 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e2; queen e4; knight g3; pawns a4/b3/c4/f3/h3. Black: king h7; queen g6; bishop f6; pawns a5/b6/c5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nh5 — knight g3→h5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxe4+ — queen g6→e4, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies fxe4 (pawn f3→e4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Be5 — bishop f6→e5.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, master, short. The key move Qxe4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pk/1p3bqp/p1p5/P1P1Q3/1P3PNP/4K3/8 w - - 1 38

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