Chess Puzzle #2g3kn — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1369 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knights e4/e5; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight b1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3+ — knight e5→f3, gives check. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen f5→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf3+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3ppp/3b4/3Qnq2/4nB2/2P5/PP2NPPP/RN3RK1 w - - 1 14

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