Chess Puzzle #DUkQD — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1666 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh6 — bishop c1→h6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Opponent replies Qg5 (queen g3→g5).
  3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen d6→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: r1b1r1k1/1pp2ppp/p2q1n2/3Pp3/4P3/P1N3QP/1P3PP1/R1B2RK1 w - - 3 18

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