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

Rating 1411 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, fork, long.

Position

White: king g2; rook e1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/g3. Black: king d6; rook f8; bishops c6/g5; pawns a7/b7/d5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7+ — knight e5→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king d6→d7).
  3. Best move: Rxe8 — rook e1→e8, captures rook. Opponent replies Kxe8 (king d7→e8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Nxg5 — knight f7→g5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, fork, long. The key move is Nf7+.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/pp6/2bk4/3pN1b1/3P4/6P1/PP4K1/4R3 b - - 1 36

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