Chess Puzzle #6fkic — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1860 · Advanced · deflection, discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks c1/f2; bishops a3/g2; knights d2/f5; pawns a4/c3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks d8/e5; bishops c7/d3; knights c6/f6; pawns a5/b6/c5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c5→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh6+ — knight f5→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f2→f6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

deflection, discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxh6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/2b2pp1/qpn2n1p/p1p1rN2/P3P3/B1Pb2P1/3N1RBP/2R1Q1K1 b - - 1 24

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