Chess Puzzle #A31Kv — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1748 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, kingside attack, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook e1; bishop a2; pawns c2/d3/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; bishop a5; knight h5; pawns b7/c7/d4/d6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook e1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf4 — knight h5→f4. Opponent replies g3 (pawn g2→g3).
  3. Best move: Nxe2+ — knight f4→e2, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, kingside attack, short. The key move Nxe2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/1pp2Qpk/3p3p/b2P2qn/3p4/3P3P/B1P2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 3 26

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