Chess Puzzle #3RqkL — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1023 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; rook e6; knight g6; pawns d5/f5/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen a1; rooks a8/f6; pawns a3/b5/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Raf8 — rook a8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf8+ — knight g6→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf8 (rook f6→f8, captures knight).
  3. Best move: f6+ — pawn f5→f6, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, endgame, short. The key move Nxf8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r7/6pk/3pRrNp/1p1P1P2/8/p2Q3P/6PK/q7 b - - 0 37

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