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

Rating 1678 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen a3; rooks d3/h1; knight h3; pawns a2/b4/c4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/e6; bishop c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d4/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e3→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf4 — knight h3→f4. Opponent replies Qe5 (queen e2→e5).
  3. Best move: Nxe6 — knight f4→e6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf4.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1pp3pp/p1bpr3/8/1PPp4/Q2RqP1N/P5PP/1K5R b - - 0 20

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