Chess Puzzle #0z65O — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1508 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks c7/h1; bishop f1; knight c3; pawns c2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a3; rooks a8/h8; bishops c6/f8; pawns a6/d6/e6/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc5 — queen a3→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Na4 — knight c3→a4. Opponent replies Bxa4 (bishop c6→a4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxc5 — rook c7→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Na4.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/2R2p1p/p1bppp2/8/4PP2/q1N5/2PQ2PP/4KB1R b Kkq - 1 14

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