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

Rating 1395 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, fork, short.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c8/d5; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g5; rooks a8/f8; pawns a7/b7/e5/f6/g6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Raxc8 — rook a8→c8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne6+ — knight d4→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g5→f5).
  3. Best move: Nxf8 — knight e6→f8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is Ne6+.

Position data

FEN: r1R2r2/pp6/5pp1/3Rp1k1/3N4/7P/PP3PP1/6K1 b - - 0 26

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