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

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook a1; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a5/b4/e4/f2/f6/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; bishop c4; pawns b5/c7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rfe8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Opponent replies Qxh4 (queen h3→h4, captures knight).
3. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh4.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2p2p1p/3p1Pp1/Pp6/1Pb1P3/4QNPq/1B3P1P/R5K1 b - - 4 23

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