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

Rating 1416 · Intermediate · advantage, hanging piece, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knights d2/f3; pawns a3/b4/c5/d4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f4; bishops e6/g7; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd2 — knight e4→d2, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen e1→e6, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, hanging piece, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q2k1/pp4bp/2p1b1p1/2Pp4/1P1Pnr2/P2B1N1P/3N2P1/R3QRK1 b - - 1 21

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