Chess Puzzle #37vGs — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1192 · Beginner · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks d4/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/f3. Black: king h7; queen h3; bishop g7; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/g6/h6. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3+ — knight e5→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen e3→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf3 — queen h3→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4bk/2pp2pp/4n3/3RP3/2N1QP1q/PPP2P2/5RK1 w - - 0 24

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