Chess Puzzle #2YBO2 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1796 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d4; rooks b7/h1; bishop b1; pawns a2/b2/e3/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks c8/e5; knight f5; pawns a5/c6/e6/f7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen d4→e5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh4+ — knight f5→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Rxh4 (rook h1→h4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen g5→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Nh4+.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/1R3p2/2p1p1p1/p3rnq1/3Q4/4P1P1/PP3PK1/1B5R w - - 2 34

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