Chess Puzzle #DrVkg — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1893 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks b1/g5; bishop f5; knight e4; pawns a2/e3/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e5; pawns a7/b2/b6/c5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be6+ — bishop f5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f8→f7).
  3. Best move: Nxf6+ — knight e4→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop e5→f6, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f3→f6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Nxf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pbq2pp1/1p6/2p1bBR1/4N2P/4PQ2/Pp3P2/1R2K3 b - - 0 22

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