Chess Puzzle #Gucl6 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1537 · Intermediate · clearance, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b6; rook e1; knight e4; pawns f5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a2; rook h8; bishop h5; pawns f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf6+ — knight e4→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Re7+ — rook e1→e7, gives check.

Tactical themes

clearance, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short. The key move Nxf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6kr/6p1/1Q3p1p/5P1b/4N3/7P/q5P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 31

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