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

Rating 1764 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rook d1; bishops b2/g2; knight e5; pawns a3/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rook c8; bishop d3; knights e7/f6; pawns c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be4 — bishop d3→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd7 — knight e5→d7. Opponent replies Qc6 (queen c5→c6).
  3. Best move: Nxf6+ — knight d7→f6, captures knight, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/4npp1/4pn1p/2qpN3/2p5/P1QbP1P1/1B3PBP/3R2K1 b - - 5 26

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