Chess Puzzle #25pLN — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 994 · Beginner · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, kingside attack, master.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks c2/f1; bishop c4; knight b5; pawns d5/e4/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; bishops b6/d7; knight g6; pawns b7/c7/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen g5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d6+ — pawn d5→d6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: dxe7 — pawn d6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is d6+.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1ppb2p1/1b4np/1N1P1pq1/2B1PP2/6P1/2RQ3P/5R1K b - - 0 27

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