Chess Puzzle #102ki — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1508 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen f6; rook a1; knight d6; pawns a4/c3/d4/e5/g2. Black: king h4; queen c6; rooks g4/h8; bishop e3; pawns c4/e6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg5 — bishop e3→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5+ — knight d6→f5, gives check. Opponent replies exf5 (pawn e6→f5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxc6 — queen f6→c6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf5+.

Position data

FEN: 7r/8/2qNpQ1p/4P3/P1pP2rk/2P1b3/6P1/R4K2 b - - 6 43

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