Chess Puzzle #8hh6e — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1402 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks f1/f2; knights e4/g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks f4/f8; knight g6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne6 — knight g5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg4+ — rook f4→g4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxg4 (pawn f3→g4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen h6→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxg4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1pp3pp/p2p2nq/3Pp1N1/2P1NrP1/4QP2/PP3R1P/5RK1 w - - 5 28

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