Chess Puzzle #62LFR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen h5; rook b4; knight e2; pawns b3/d5/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rook f8; knight g6; pawns d6/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc4 — rook b4→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh4 — knight g6→h4. Opponent replies Qxh4 (queen h5→h4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxh4 — queen f2→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Nh4.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/6pp/3p2n1/3Pp2Q/1R2P3/1P5P/4NqPK/8 w - - 0 28

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