Chess Puzzle #7e1Bj — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2345 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b1/e3; knight e4; pawns a3/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks d8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knight e2; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen d5→d1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop b1→g6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/1b3pbp/p3p1p1/1p1qP3/2p1NP2/P1P1B2Q/4n1PP/RB3R1K b - - 3 22

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