Chess Puzzle #B5oak — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1890 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/f1; knight b1; pawns a3/b2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e7; rook a8; bishop b6; knight e4; pawns a5/c6/c7/d5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight b1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5 — pawn g6→g5. Opponent replies Qf5 (queen f4→f5).
  3. Best move: Nxd2 — knight e4→d2, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: r4k2/2p1qp1p/1bp3p1/p2pP3/4nQ2/P1P5/1P3PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 3 17

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