Chess Puzzle #p1rOD — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2001 · Expert · advantage, fork, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/f3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/h3; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen d5→h5, gives check. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
  3. Best move: Qxh3 — queen h5→h3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, opening, short. The key move is Qh5+.

Position data

FEN: r2qk1nr/ppp3pp/3p1p2/2bQ4/4P3/1B3P1b/PPP2P2/RNB2RK1 b kq - 1 10

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