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

Rating 1583 · Intermediate · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks b1/f1; bishop b2; knights f3/g5; pawns a3/b3/c2/e3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishop e7; knights c6/h5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e5/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxg5 (bishop e7→g5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move gxh5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1rk1/pp2bpp1/2n3p1/3pp1Nn/6PQ/PP2PN2/1BP4P/1R3RK1 b - - 0 17

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