Chess Puzzle #594iK — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1380 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen c2; rook c1; bishop f2; knight d4; pawns a4/e4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rook d8; bishop e7; knight c5; pawns e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf8 — bishop e7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc6 — knight d4→c6. Opponent replies Qa8 (queen a5→a8).
  3. Best move: Nxd8 — knight c6→d8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nc6.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/4bpp1/4p2p/q1n5/P2NP3/6P1/2Q2BKP/2R5 b - - 2 32

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