Chess Puzzle #66OWk — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f2; queen g5; rook a7; knight c7; pawns d5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook f8; bishop e4; pawns c5/d6/e7/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ne6 — knight c7→e6. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen d7→e6, captures knight).
3. Best move: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Ne6.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/R1Nqpp1p/3p4/2pP2Q1/4bP2/6P1/5K1P/8 b - - 1 42

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