Chess Puzzle #4isLa — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1134 · Beginner · crushing, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen f3; rook h1; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/h4. Black: king g7; queen g6; knights d4/f5; pawns a7/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen f3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3+ — knight f5→g3, gives check. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen g6→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Ng3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4pkp/6q1/5n2/2Pn3P/1P3Q2/P4P2/5K1R w - - 5 42

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