Chess Puzzle #3LkOW — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1656 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d8; knight g5. Black: king g7; queen h4; pawns d7/e6/f5/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe6+ — knight g5→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf7 (king g7→f7).
  3. Best move: Qxh4 — queen d8→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, endgame, master, short. The key move Nxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/3p2k1/4p3/5pNp/6pq/8/6K1/8 b - - 1 60

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