Chess Puzzle #Fn8jT — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1937 · Advanced · equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishop d3; knight h4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop h3; knight e8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g5→h4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move. The key move gxh4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3nrk1/ppq5/2p4p/3pP1p1/7N/2PB3b/PPQ3P1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 21

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