Chess Puzzle #0nHWP — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/d3; knight d4; pawns a2/b3/e2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks d7/d8; bishop b7; pawns b4/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b6→b5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxe6 — knight d4→e6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen a6→e6, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen g4→e6, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe6 (pawn f7→e6, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxd7 — rook d3→d7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move Nxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/1bpr1pp1/qp2p2p/4P3/1p1N2Q1/1P1R2P1/P3PP1P/3R2K1 b - - 1 24

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