Chess Puzzle #DI5iN — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1427 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b6; rooks c6/f1; knights d2/f3; pawns b3/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks d8/g8; bishop g7; knight d3; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa6 — queen b6→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nb4 — knight d3→b4. Opponent replies Qxb5 (queen a6→b5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxc6 — knight b4→c6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nb4.

Position data

FEN: 3rk1r1/3q1pb1/pQR4p/1p2p3/4P3/1P1n1NP1/3N1P1P/5RK1 w - - 1 29

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