Chess Puzzle #3lHn8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1563 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/e2; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishops b8/c8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen c2→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen d4→e4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rbb2rk1/1p3pp1/p3pn1p/8/1P1q4/P1N3P1/2QBBP1P/R3K2R b KQ - 1 17

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