Chess Puzzle #6UUR9 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rook c1; bishop c4; knight e7; pawns b2/d4/d6/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a7; rooks c8/f8; bishop d1; knights b6/d5; pawns a5/b4/e6/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kf7 — king g8→f7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxc8 — knight e7→c8, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxc8 (rook f8→c8, captures knight).
3. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop c4→d5, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxd5 (knight b6→d5, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Rxc8 — rook c1→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, long, middlegame. The key move Nxc8 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/q3N1p1/1n1Pp2p/p2nPp2/1pBP4/3Q3P/1P3PP1/2Rb2K1 b - - 1 29

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