Chess Puzzle #2GhQA — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen e3; rooks e2/g1; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/h4/h5. Black: king h7; queen f5; rooks d8/f8; knight c4; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e3→e4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nd2+ — knight c4→d2, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd2 (rook e2→d2, captures knight).
3. Best move: Rxd2 — rook d8→d2, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxf5+ (queen e4→f5, captures queen, gives check).
4. Best move: Rxf5 — rook f8→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame. The key move is Nd2+.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r2/pp4pk/2p5/2N1pq1P/2n4P/2P1Q3/PP2RP2/5KR1 w - - 2 33

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