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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen b4; rooks d1/h1; bishop e3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/h5. Black: king e6; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight e5; pawns a4/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf3 — rook f8→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd4+ — knight e2→d4, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king e6→d7).
  3. Best move: Nxf3 — knight d4→f3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Nd4+.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/1bq1b1pp/3pk3/4n2P/pQ2P3/4BP2/PPP1N3/1K1R3R b - - 0 22

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