Chess Puzzle #2jW94 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1588 · Intermediate · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen e1; rook f4; bishop b1; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/c3/f3/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook a8; bishop c6; knight c4; pawns a4/b5/d5/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen f6→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen d6→f4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/5p2/2b2qp1/1p1p2Np/p1n2R1P/P1P2PP1/1P4K1/1B2Q3 b - - 0 33

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