Chess Puzzle #2Jyyt — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1163 · Beginner · advantage, deflection, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook e5; bishop d5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rook f8; knight h6; pawns a5/b6/c5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg4 — knight h6→g4, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen e4→g4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen d6→e5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, endgame, short. The key move Nxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5p1p/1p1q2pn/p1pBR3/4Q1P1/2P4P/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 1 33

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