Chess Puzzle #G0ODH — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1601 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishop h4; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f5; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh4 — pawn g5→h4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd6+ — knight e4→d6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxd6 (bishop f8→d6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf5 — queen d3→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Nd6+.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/ppp2p2/2n1b2p/5qp1/3pN2B/3Q1N2/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 b kq - 1 13

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