Chess Puzzle #0JpvH — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1700 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rooks a1/e1; bishop h4; knight c6; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c4/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight f6; pawns a5/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen d8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe7+ — knight c6→e7, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g8→h7).
  3. Best move: Qxd7 — queen b5→d7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2bq1rk1/4bpp1/2N2n1p/pQ1p4/2r4B/8/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 3 19

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