Chess Puzzle #vUcRG — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2582 · Master · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b1/f1; knights e2/g5; pawns a2/b2/e4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c8; pawns a6/d4/d5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh3 — queen d3→h3. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h7→h5).
  3. Best move: Nf4 — knight e2→f4.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh3.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/5p1p/pq2p1p1/3pP1N1/1b1pP3/3Q4/PP2N1PP/1R3RK1 b - - 1 17

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