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

Rating 1438 · Intermediate · advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f2; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishops e5/e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Rxd3 (rook d8→d3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3p2/2p1b1qp/4b3/4N3/3Q1N2/PPP2RP1/R5K1 b - - 7 22

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