Chess Puzzle #9i6KZ — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks f1/g3; knight g4; pawns e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen a2; rooks d2/f8; bishop e7; pawns a5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e6→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxh6 — knight g4→h6, captures pawn. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
3. Best move: Qh3 — queen h5→h3.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Nxh6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/4bppk/4p2p/p3PP1Q/2p3N1/6R1/q2r2PP/5R1K b - - 0 29

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