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

Rating 1210 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e6; bishop d3; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5/h3. Black: king b8; rooks g2/h8; knights b6/d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/h4/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg2 — king g1→g2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf4+ — knight d5→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Kf3 (king g2→f3).
  3. Best move: Nxe6 — knight f4→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Nf4+.

Position data

FEN: 1k5r/pp6/1np1Q2p/3nPN2/3P3p/3B3P/PPP3r1/6K1 w - - 0 26

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