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

Rating 1609 · Advanced · equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks c1/d1; knight e6; pawns a3/b4/c4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks c8/f8; knights d7/e7; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight e6→f8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen e5→e3, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxf8 — knight d7→f8, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1p1nnpp1/p3N2p/4q3/1PP5/P3Q2P/5PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 24

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