Chess Puzzle #90rQh — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1971 · Advanced · crushing, en passant, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen c4; rooks b8/h8; bishop f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight g8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd5 — knight c3→d5. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f7→f5).
  3. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, en passant, middlegame, short. The key move is Nd5.

Position data

FEN: 1r2kbnr/ppp2ppp/8/4P3/2q5/2N2QP1/PPP4P/2KR1R2 b k - 3 14

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