Chess Puzzle #0IuWe — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; knight d5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; pawns a6/b7/c7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop d7→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nf4 — knight d5→f4. Opponent replies Qc6 (queen d6→c6).
3. Best move: Qxc6 — queen f3→c6, captures queen. Opponent replies bxc6 (pawn b7→c6, captures queen).
4. Best move: Nxe6 — knight f4→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, capturing the defender, long, middlegame. The key move is Nf4.

Position data

FEN: r1k2b1r/1ppb2p1/p2q3p/3N4/2P5/1P3Q2/P4PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 6 19

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