Chess Puzzle #3i8dg — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1814 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h2; rooks a1/c2; knight c5; pawns a2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop h4; pawns a6/b4/d5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rac8 — rook a8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd7 — knight c5→d7. Opponent replies Rxc2 (rook c8→c2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Nxb6 — knight d7→b6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nd7.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/7k/pq4pp/2Np4/1p5b/7P/P1R2PPQ/R5K1 b - - 2 28

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