Chess Puzzle #4SYFn — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2182 · Expert · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks d1/f2; bishop g5; knights c3/h5; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights c4/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight c4→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop g5→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop e7→f6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxf6+ — knight h5→f6, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp2bppp/1qp1pn2/6BN/2n5/2N4Q/PPP2RPP/3R2K1 b - - 1 15

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