Chess Puzzle #GS4Yx — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1585 · Intermediate · advantage, capturing the defender, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook e1; bishops b2/h3; knights d4/f5; pawns a4/b3/c4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook e8; bishops c5/g6; knights b6/f6; pawns a5/b4/c6/e4/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd4 — bishop c5→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh6+ — knight f5→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxd7 — bishop h3→d7, captures queen. Opponent replies Nbxd7 (knight b6→d7, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Bxd4 — bishop b2→d4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, capturing the defender, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Nxh6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/3q1pp1/1np2nbp/p1b2N2/PpPNp2P/1P4PB/1B2QP2/4R1K1 b - - 5 27

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