Chess Puzzle #AHYeP — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks a1/e1; knight f3; pawns a2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c2; rooks c8/d2; bishop e4; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen c2→c3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxg3 (queen c3→g3, captures queen).
3. Best move: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Nxd2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/5ppp/p7/1p6/4bP2/5NQ1/P1qr2PP/R3R2K b - - 7 28

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