Chess Puzzle #D8DSU — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1998 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/f1; bishop d4; knight e4; pawns a2/c3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a3/b7; pawns a6/c4/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop d4→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1bq2ppp/p1p1p3/8/2pBNP2/b1P4P/P2Q2P1/3R1RK1 b - - 2 18

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