Chess Puzzle #ABFQZ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks b1/f1; bishop h6; knight e4; pawns g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks c4/d7; bishop c8; knight e5; pawns b7/c6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen c5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen e7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 2b3k1/1p1r1p1p/2p1p1pB/2q1n3/2r1N3/8/6PP/1R2QR1K b - - 3 26

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