Chess Puzzle #8ZKOH — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1739 · Advanced · advanced pawn, equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen a3; rooks d1/d2; pawns a2/b2/d6/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen f6; rooks d8/e8; knight e7; pawns a6/b7/c7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf5 — knight e7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d7+ — pawn d6→d7, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd7 (rook d8→d7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxd7 — rook d2→d7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is d7+.

Position data

FEN: 2krr3/1pp1np1p/p2P1qp1/8/8/Q5P1/PP1R1P1P/2KR4 b - - 0 22

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.