Chess Puzzle #7Juyg — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1497 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen h5; rooks g5/h1; bishop c2; knight f7; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/e4/f2/g6/h4. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks b8/e8; bishops d7/f8; pawns a7/b5/c4/d6/e5/f4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh6+ — knight f7→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Nxh6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1rq1rbk1/p2b1Np1/3p2Pp/1p1Pp1RQ/2p1Pp1P/2P5/PPB2P2/1K5R b - - 11 29

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