Chess Puzzle #57PmE — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1949 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e2; queen e5; rook h1; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/g2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/f6; bishops c8/h6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/e6/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 10 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5+ — knight d4→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Kf7 (king g7→f7).
  3. Best move: Nxe7 — knight f5→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf5+.

Position data

FEN: r1bq4/1pp3kp/p3pr1b/3pQ1p1/3N4/2P1P3/PP2K1P1/7R b - - 1 24

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