Chess Puzzle #3RPOd — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1260 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/g2; knight e4; pawns b2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/e8; bishop c8; knight d4; pawns a5/b5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop c1→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3+ — knight d4→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf3 (bishop g2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d8→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1rbqr1k1/5ppp/8/pp2p3/3nN3/3Q2P1/1P3PBP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 21

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