Chess Puzzle #6l7LT — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1813 · Advanced · equality, fork, kingside attack, middlegame, short, X-ray attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen c1; rooks b1/e3; bishop c2; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d6; rooks d8/e8; knights f4/g7; pawns a6/b6/c7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2+ — knight f4→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe2 (rook e3→e2, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxe2 — rook e8→e2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, kingside attack, middlegame, short, X-ray attack. The key move is Ne2+.

Position data

FEN: 3rr3/2p3nk/pp1q2pp/1P6/P1P2n2/4RN2/2B2PPP/1RQ3K1 w - - 9 30

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