Chess Puzzle #0HCGn — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 941 · Beginner · advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen a7; bishop c6; knight e4; pawns a3/b6/c5/f6/h2. Black: king d7; queen f7; rooks b8/d1; bishop e5; pawns b7/d5/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke6 — king d7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5+ — knight e4→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf6 (king e6→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Ng5+.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/Qp1k1q1p/1PB2P2/2Ppb3/4N3/P7/5K1P/3r4 b - - 0 32

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