Chess Puzzle #04W99 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1751 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops d3/g5; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops e6/g7; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight c6→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf6+ — knight d5→f6, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen d8→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f3→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop g7→f6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop g5→f6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Nxf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/ppp2pb1/2n1bn2/3Np1B1/4P3/3B1Q2/PPP2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 3 13

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