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

Rating 1066 · Beginner · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d1; rook f2; knight h4; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/e5/g3/h5. Black: king b8; queen d7; rook h8; knights b3/b6; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d7→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6 — knight h4→g6. Opponent replies Qe8 (queen e7→e8).
  3. Best move: Nxh8 — knight g6→h8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ng6.

Position data

FEN: 1k5r/pp1q2p1/1n2p2p/3pP2P/2pP3N/PnP3P1/1P3RK1/3Q4 b - - 0 26

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