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

Rating 1726 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen d2; rooks a1/e5; bishop e3; knight d4; pawns a2/c2/c4/d3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks e8/f8; bishop e6; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight d4→e6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: fxe6+ — pawn f7→e6, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king f2→g1).
  3. Best move: Qb2 — queen b6→b2.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move fxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/pp2nppp/1q2b3/2p1R3/2PN4/3PB2P/P1PQ1KP1/R7 w - - 0 20

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