Chess Puzzle #41YyR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1448 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rook f1; bishop c7; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f4; rook e8; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h4. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3+ — knight e5→f3, gives check. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxe1+ — rook e8→e1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g1→g2).
  4. Best move: Qxc7 — queen f4→c7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Rxe1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/2B2pp1/p7/1pNQn3/1P3q1p/P1P4P/5PP1/5RK1 w - - 1 28

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