Chess Puzzle #4MqqU — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1346 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; rook f1; bishops b1/d2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/d5/f4/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen h6; rook e8; bishop c5; knights b3/f6; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be1 — bishop d2→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng4+ — knight f6→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king h2→g2).
  3. Best move: Ne3+ — knight g4→e3, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Ng4+.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1p3ppp/p4n1q/2bP4/5P2/PnNQ2PP/1P1B3K/1B3R2 w - - 3 28

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