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

Rating 1479 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, fork, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen b5; rook e3; bishop f3; knight d5; pawns e4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a3/c8; bishop e6; pawns f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe3 — rook a3→e3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7+ — knight d5→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen b5→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/5p1p/4b1p1/1Q1Nq3/4P3/r3RBPP/5P1K/8 b - - 0 31

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