Chess Puzzle #DM943 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1529 · Intermediate · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks c1/f1; bishops c4/f4; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g5; pawns a6/c6/e6/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen f3→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3+ — knight g5→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxh3 (queen h5→h3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxh3 — queen f5→h3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh3+.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/8/p1p1p2p/5qn1/2BP1B2/2P2QP1/P4P2/2R2RK1 w - - 1 23

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