Chess Puzzle #798Ya — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1430 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook e1; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g7; queen d7; rook f8; bishop g2; knight f5; pawns a7/c5/d4/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg2 — king g1→g2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3+ — knight f5→e3, gives check. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen d7→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Ne3+.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p2q1pk1/6p1/2p2n2/3p1BQP/3P2P1/PPP2Pb1/4R1K1 w - - 0 26

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