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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, double check, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook d1; bishops e2/e3; knight c5; pawns a3/b6/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b8; rook c8; bishops b7/h2; knight h5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb7 — knight c5→b7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3+ — knight h5→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh2 (king h1→h2, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nf1+ — knight g3→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h2→g1).
  4. Best move: Nxd2 — knight f1→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, double check, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Ng3+.

Position data

FEN: 1qr3k1/1b3pp1/pP2p3/1pN4n/4P2p/P3BP1P/3QB1Pb/3R3K w - - 2 26

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