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

Rating 1245 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g5; rooks c1/e7; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks f4/f8; bishops f7/g7; pawns a7/b5/e5/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen b6→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf6 (rook f4→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen g5→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p3Rbb1/1q6/1p2p1Q1/4Nr1p/5P1P/PP4P1/2R4K b - - 1 34

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