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

Rating 1789 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/d2; bishop g2; knight d3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e7; rook h8; bishops c8/g7; knights e5/f6; pawns a3/b6/c5/e6/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Neg4 — knight e5→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Opponent replies Nxf2 (knight g4→f2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxf2 — knight d3→f2, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is h3.

Position data

FEN: 2b4r/4kpb1/1p2pnpp/2p1n3/2P5/pP1N2P1/P2RPPBP/2KR4 b - - 1 21

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