Chess Puzzle #0ELpR — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 934 · Beginner · advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks d1/e4; bishop g2; knight b5; pawns a3/b3/d5/f6/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen c5; rook d8; bishops c8/e5; knight g4; pawns a5/b7/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a3→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2+ — knight g4→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf2 (queen f3→f2, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf2 — queen c5→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf2+.

Position data

FEN: 2br2k1/1p3p2/5Pp1/pNqPb1Pp/4R1nP/PP3Q2/6B1/3R3K w - - 11 40

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