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

Rating 1406 · Intermediate · crushing, fork, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen h7; rooks d1/f1; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king f8; queen f6; rooks e4/e8; knights c7/f3; pawns a6/b5/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook e4→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd7+ — knight c5→d7, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
  3. Best move: Nxf6 — knight d7→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, fork, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Nd7+.

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/2n3pQ/p4qp1/1pN5/4r2P/2P2nP1/PP3PK1/3R1R2 b - - 3 30

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