Chess Puzzle #7LT7d — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1678 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rooks f2/f5; knight f3; pawns d3/e3/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen a4; rooks f7/f8; knight h7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e5/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen a4→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxe5 (pawn f6→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f5→f7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp3rpn/5p1p/3ppR2/q6P/3PPN2/5RP1/5QK1 b - - 3 30

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