Chess Puzzle #3fbdH — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1696 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, fork, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rook a1; bishops a2/c1; knight h6; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e5/f4/h4. Black: king h7; queen c7; rook e8; bishop h1; knights d7/h5; pawns a6/b5/c4/d4/e6/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh6 — king h7→h6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5+ — pawn f4→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king h6→g7).
  3. Best move: Qxg6+ — queen g4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g7→f8).
  4. Best move: Bh6+ — bishop c1→h6, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, fork, long, middlegame. The key move Qxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/2qn3k/p3p1pN/1p2P2n/2pp1PQP/P2P4/BPP5/R1B1K2b b Q - 0 24

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.