Chess Puzzle #57uem — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1146 · Beginner · crushing, discovered check, double check, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/g6; knights b3/f4; pawns a2/d2/e3/f2/h6/h7. Black: king h8; queen a3; rooks a8/f8; knights d6/f6; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg6+ — knight f4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxf8+ — knight g6→f8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered check, double check, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Nxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/p4p1P/1p1npnRP/2p5/5N2/qN2P3/P1QP1P2/R3K3 b Q - 0 22

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