Chess Puzzle #qPi3m — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2228 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g3; queen d3; rooks e1/f3; knight d4; pawns a2/b4/e3/f4/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks e4/e8; knight h6; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd4 — rook e4→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc3 — queen d3→c3. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen f6→e7).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen c3→d4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qc3.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1p5p/p1p2qpn/3p4/1P1NrPP1/3QPRKP/P7/4R3 b - - 8 28

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