Chess Puzzle #2GEjp — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1286 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rook f1; bishop g2; knight f5; pawns e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook c8; bishop e5; knight e4; pawns a7/b2/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b1=Q — pawn b2→b1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7+ — knight f5→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Nxc8 — knight e7→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne7+.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/p4ppp/1q6/3QbN2/4n3/4P1P1/1p3PBP/5RK1 b - - 0 25

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