Chess Puzzle #5MN5W — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1752 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/e2; pawns a2/b3/d5/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks b8/c2; knight e5; pawns d6/f4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ba3 — bishop c1→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe2 — rook c2→e2, captures bishop. Opponent replies Rxe2 (rook e1→e2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Nxf3+ — knight e5→f3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  4. Best move: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Nxf3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/6pp/3p4/3Pn1q1/3QPp2/1P3P1P/P1r1B1P1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 3 24

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