Chess Puzzle #3fpwt — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1531 · Intermediate · crushing, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook f1; knights e5/f4; pawns a2/b2/d3/d4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks c2/f8; bishop e6; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf5 — bishop e6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh5 — knight f4→h5. Opponent replies Qg6 (queen f6→g6).
  3. Best move: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh5.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p3pp1/p3bq1p/3pN3/3P1N1P/3P2Q1/PPr3P1/5RK1 b - - 2 23

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