Chess Puzzle #4DmDt — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1758 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/d1; bishop b3; pawns a3/b4/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a7; rooks d8/e8; knight d6; pawns a6/c6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe4 — knight d6→e4, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxe4 (pawn f3→e4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxd3 — rook d8→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/q4pp1/p1pn3p/8/1P2P3/PB1Q1P2/6PP/2RR2K1 w - - 2 29

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