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

Rating 1421 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen d2; rooks a1/g6; knight f3; pawns a3/b4/c5/d4/g2/g3/h2. Black: king b8; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen d2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne4+ — knight f6→e4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king f2→g1).
  3. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne4+.

Position data

FEN: 1k2rr2/ppq3p1/2p2nRp/2P5/1P1P4/P4NP1/3Q1KPP/R7 w - - 3 23

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