Chess Puzzle #4PxP4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1130 · Beginner · crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rook g1; bishop d2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2. Black: king f7; queen f5; rook h8; bishop d6; knight f8; pawns a5/b5/c6/e5/f6/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen f5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg5+ — knight f3→g5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxg5 (pawn f6→g5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen g2→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5n1r/5k2/2pb1p2/pp2pqp1/4P3/2P2N2/PP1B1PQ1/2K3R1 b - - 0 33

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