Chess Puzzle #DEj6J — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1423 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rook a1; bishop g2; knight e4; pawns a3/b4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen d8→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop g2→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/2p1p3/8/1PQ1N1b1/P5P1/4PPBP/R5K1 b - - 0 17

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