Chess Puzzle #4Db7l — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1796 · Advanced · advantage, deflection, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen g5; rooks d1/h4; bishop e4; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishop g6; knight c6; pawns a5/b7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight d5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen g5→h6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bxe4+ (bishop g6→e4, captures bishop, gives check).
  4. Best move: Rxe4 — rook h4→e4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p3ppp/2n3b1/p1qNp1Q1/4B2R/6PP/PP6/3R3K b - - 7 25

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