Chess Puzzle #wltoI — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2515 · Master · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/f3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c4/e4/f2/g3. Black: king b8; queen e5; rooks d6/h8; knights d4/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg4 — bishop f3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h5 — pawn h7→h5. Opponent replies Bf5 (bishop g4→f5).
  3. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is h5.

Position data

FEN: 1k4nr/ppp2ppp/3r4/4q3/Q1PnP3/5BP1/PP3P1K/RNB2R2 w - - 1 14

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