Chess Puzzle #BVd8s — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1459 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; rooks f1/f3; bishop e4; knight f4; pawns a3/c2/e5/h5. Black: king h8; rooks f7/f8; bishop e6; knight e7; pawns a7/c5/d4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg4 — bishop e6→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6+ — knight f4→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Nxg6 (knight e7→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f3→f7, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f1→f7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Ng6+.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/p3nrpp/4b3/2p1P2P/3pBN2/P4R2/2P5/2K2R2 b - - 7 31

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