Chess Puzzle #3SVi9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1186 · Beginner · crushing, discovered attack, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen f5; knight f3; pawns a3/d4/e5/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen b5; knight d5; pawns a6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3+ — knight d5→e3, gives check. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf5 — queen b5→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, endgame, master, short. The key move is Ne3+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/p6p/1q1nPQ2/3P4/P4NP1/5PK1/8 w - - 3 44

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