Chess Puzzle #4koG3 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1035 · Beginner · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c4; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e5; knight b8; pawns a6/b7/f4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc6 — queen f6→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7+ — knight d5→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Nxc6 — knight e7→c6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne7+.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/1p3p1p/p4qp1/3Nb3/2B1Pp2/5QP1/PPP2P1P/R3K2R b KQ - 2 14

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