Chess Puzzle #Dm9rW — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1433 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/e1; bishop c3; knight f3; pawns a2/b4/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/e8; bishop g5; knight f4; pawns a4/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re5 — rook e1→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3+ — knight f4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxd2 — bishop g5→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/5ppp/2p1p3/3q2b1/pP1P1n2/2B2N2/P2Q1PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 5 24

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