Chess Puzzle #00f1Y — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1314 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; rooks c1/e2; knight c5; pawns a2/b3/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g7; rooks b4/b8; knight d7; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook b8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe6+ — knight c5→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxe6 (pawn f7→e6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxc8 — rook c1→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move Nxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/p2n1pkp/4p1p1/2Np4/1r6/1P1K1P1P/P3R1P1/2R5 b - - 5 36

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