Chess Puzzle #4jdIp — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1498 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rook f1; bishop c4; knights f3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop c8→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxh4 (queen e7→h4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxh4 — knight f3→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnb2r1k/pp2qpp1/2p4p/4P1N1/2B4Q/5N2/PPP3PP/5RK1 b - - 1 16

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