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

Rating 1921 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/f1; bishop g5; knights c3/e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knights c6/d4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg5 — knight e4→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen f7→e7).
  3. Best move: Qxg6 — queen d3→g6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp2qb1/p1npp1pp/6B1/3nNPP1/2NQ4/PPP4P/3R1RK1 b - - 2 20

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