Chess Puzzle #5Baow — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1150 · Beginner · crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/e1; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen e5→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen f3→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/3p4/2pPq2P/4N3/5Q2/PP4P1/R3R1K1 b - - 3 18

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