Chess Puzzle #26RSD — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 943 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen b5; knight g4; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h4. Black: king g7; rook f5; bishop f2; knight d5; pawns a5/e6/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight g4→f2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3+ — knight d5→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f1→e2).
  3. Best move: Rxb5 — rook f5→b5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Ne3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/6k1/4p2p/pQ1n1r2/6NP/2P5/PP3bP1/5K2 w - - 2 42

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