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

Rating 1905 · Advanced · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook d1; bishop e3; knight f3; pawns b5/c5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e6; rook e8; knight h5; pawns b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd5 — rook d1→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6 — knight h5→f6. Opponent replies Rxe5 (rook d5→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1pp2pp1/4q2p/1PP1p2n/4Q3/4BN1P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 4 26

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