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

Rating 1800 · Advanced · deflection, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop g3; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop c8→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5+ — knight f3→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king f7→g6).
  3. Best move: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

deflection, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Ng5+.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3r/pp2bkpp/2np1n2/4p3/4P3/1QN2NB1/PP3PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 1 10

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