Chess Puzzle #BR1Ok — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1439 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f8; rook f1; pawns a2/c2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king b6; queen c5; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/e7/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen f8→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd2 — knight e4→d2. Opponent replies Qd1 (queen f3→d1).
  3. Best move: Nxf1 — knight d2→f1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Nd2.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/1pp1p3/pk4p1/2q1p3/2P1n3/8/P1P3PP/5R1K w - - 0 23

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