Chess Puzzle #C7G6i — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1462 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/f4; pawns a3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh6 — bishop f4→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Opponent replies Qg5 (queen g3→g5).
  3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen b6→h6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxh6 (queen g5→h6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Nh5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3pp1/1q3n1p/3P4/2Pp1B2/P2B2QP/5PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 19

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