Chess Puzzle #210rV — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1469 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king g3; queen c3; rook f1; bishop e6; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/g6/h3. Black: king g7; queen a3; rook e5; knight f6; pawns a5/b7/c5/d6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh7 — pawn g6→h7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne4+ — knight f6→e4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg4 (king g3→g4).
  3. Best move: Nxc3 — knight e4→c3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Ne4+.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p4kp/3pBnP1/p1pPr3/2P5/qPQ3KP/P7/5R2 w - - 1 37

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