Chess Puzzle #0Dk99 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1553 · Intermediate · advantage, capturing the defender, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks c1/e1; bishop b3; knights c5/d2; pawns a4/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/e5; bishop g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a5/b4/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd7 — bishop g4→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd7 — knight c5→d7, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxd7 (queen e7→d7, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxc6 — rook c1→c6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxc6 (queen d7→c6, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxe5 — queen g3→e5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, capturing the defender, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move Nxd7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/4qppp/2n2n2/p1Npr3/Pp2p1b1/1B4QP/1P1N1PP1/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 25

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