Chess Puzzle #8bw8J — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1446 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c1/d1; bishop e2; knight d6; pawns a3/b4/c4/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g7; rooks b8/d8; bishop e6; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc8 — knight b6→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5+ — knight d6→f5, gives check. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxd8 — rook d1→d8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf5+.

Position data

FEN: 1r1r4/pp3pkp/1npNb1p1/4p3/1PP3P1/P6P/4BP2/2RR2K1 b - - 0 23

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