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

Rating 1451 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks a1/d1; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks a8/f8; knights f4/g6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3+ — knight f4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g1→g2).
  3. Best move: Nxg5 — knight h3→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh3+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2p2p2/p3p1n1/1p1pP1Q1/3P1n2/8/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 2 19

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