Chess Puzzle #7722e — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1901 · Advanced · advantage, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king a2; queen f2; rooks c1/c7; knights b6/d5; pawns e4/f3/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks b7/b8; bishops d7/f8; pawns a5/d6/e5/f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen f7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd7 — knight b6→d7, captures bishop. Opponent replies Rxc7 (rook b7→c7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxc7 — rook c1→c7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short. The key move Nxd7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1r3b1k/1rRb1q2/1N1p3p/p2Np1pP/4Pp2/5P2/K4QP1/2R5 b - - 4 38

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