Chess Puzzle #C0plo — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1449 · Intermediate · crushing, defensive move, endgame, fork, long.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; bishop b2; knight e5; pawns a2/b3/c2/f4/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen f6; rook f8; bishop g5; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen f6→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7+ — knight e5→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf7 — queen h5→f7, captures rook. Opponent replies Qd1+ (queen d6→d1, gives check).
  4. Best move: Kf2 — king g1→f2.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, fork, long. The key move is Nf7+.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp4pp/2p2q2/4N1bQ/5P2/1P4PP/PBP5/6K1 b - - 0 27

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