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

Rating 1206 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; knight e4; pawns a4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks c2/f8; bishop g7; pawns a5/c6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen c8→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies exf6 (pawn e7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen d4→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 2q2rk1/4ppbp/2p3p1/p3P3/P2QN3/8/2r3PP/R3R1K1 b - - 1 21

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