Chess Puzzle #30y7o — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1768 · Advanced · equality, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e4; knight e5; pawns a2/c4/d5/f2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks b7/f6; knight f7; pawns a6/c7/f4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg2 — bishop e4→g2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f7→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxh3 (bishop g2→h3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nf3+ — knight e5→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  4. Best move: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1rp2np1/p4r1p/3PN3/2P1Bp2/7q/P2Q1P2/R4RK1 w - - 1 25

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