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

Rating 1293 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks b1/d2; pawns a3/b2/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; knights a7/d4; pawns a5/e5/f7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf1 — rook b1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3+ — knight d4→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf3 (rook f1→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxc4 — queen e4→c4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/n4p2/6pp/p3p3/2QnqP2/P5P1/1P1R3P/1R4K1 w - - 0 33

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