Chess Puzzle #Ge40p — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1401 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, fork, master, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks g1/h5; pawns a2/b2/e4/f5/h4. Black: king g8; queen f7; rook c8; knight e8; pawns a6/b5/c5/d3/e5/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen e2→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6 — knight e8→f6. Opponent replies Qg3 (queen g4→g3).
  3. Best move: Nxh5 — knight f6→h5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, master, short. The key move is Nf6.

Position data

FEN: 2r1n1k1/5qp1/p7/1pp1pP1R/4P2P/3p4/PP2Q3/1K4R1 w - - 0 35

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