Chess Puzzle #5HQH3 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1649 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks d1/f1; bishop d3; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen f7; rooks a8/g8; bishop b7; knights c6/e7; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne5+ — knight f3→e5, gives check. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d6→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bg6+ — bishop d3→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Kc8 (king d7→c8).
  4. Best move: Bxf7 — bishop g6→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin, sacrifice. The key move is Ne5+.

Position data

FEN: r5r1/pbpknq1p/1pnpp3/8/Q7/2NB1N2/PP3PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 11 19

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