Chess Puzzle #0Pkl5 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2049 · Expert · defensive move, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops c5/g6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d6/f2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/c6/e5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh7 — rook h1→h7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh7 — knight f6→h7, captures rook. Opponent replies Rh1 (rook d1→h1).
  3. Best move: Nf6 — knight h7→f6.

Tactical themes

defensive move, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxh7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/3q2bp/p1pP1nB1/1pB1p3/8/8/PPPQ1P2/2KR3R w - - 2 22

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