Chess Puzzle #DY9vA — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2597 · Master · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rook e1; bishop e5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c5/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook a8; bishops b7/g7; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook a8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne4 — knight c3→e4. Opponent replies Qf5 (queen d7→f5).
  3. Best move: Qxf5 — queen g5→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne4.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pbpq1pb1/2p2n2/2PpB1Q1/3P4/2N5/PP3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 2 20

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