Chess Puzzle #5JuMU — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook f1; bishop g3; pawns a3/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e6; rook e8; knight c5; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Ne4 — knight c5→e4. Opponent replies Rxe4 (rook e1→e4, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen e6→e4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Ne4.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/5ppp/p3q3/1pn5/8/P1P3B1/1P1Q2PP/5R1K w - - 0 27

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