Chess Puzzle #8LltX — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2063 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks d1/h1; bishop e2; knights d5/g5; pawns a3/b2/c4/e3/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/f2; pawns a6/b7/c5/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight d5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxd7 — rook d1→d7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1p1q1ppp/p1n5/2pNp1N1/2P5/P3P2P/1PQ1Bn2/2KR3R b - - 5 17

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