Chess Puzzle #5OpWe — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1305 · Intermediate · advantage, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; rooks a1/e1; bishop d2; knights e4/g3; pawns a2/b2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen f5; rook f8; bishop d7; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b6/d4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf5+ — knight g3→f5, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p2b2kp/1pn2np1/5q2/3pN3/5PN1/PP1B2PP/R3R1K1 b - - 2 25

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