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

Rating 1456 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks d1/f1; bishops b2/e4; pawns a2/b3/c4/e5/f5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/e8; bishop h7; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd5 — bishop e4→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2+ — knight d4→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g1→h2).
  3. Best move: Nxf4 — knight e2→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne2+.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp3ppb/1q5p/2p1PP2/2PnBQP1/1P5P/PB6/3R1RK1 w - - 3 24

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