Chess Puzzle #0NgjR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1389 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen g5; rooks d1/d2; bishop e2; pawns a3/b4/c5/e3/f2/g3. Black: king g7; queen f7; rooks d8/f8; knight e5; pawns a6/d5/e4/f5/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa6 — bishop e2→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3 — knight e5→f3. Opponent replies Qxd8 (queen g5→d8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxd8 — rook f8→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf3.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r2/5qk1/p5p1/2PpnpQ1/1P2p3/P3P1P1/3RBPK1/3R4 w - - 2 33

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