Chess Puzzle #H9ryu — Advanced, White to move, opening

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

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rook a1; bishop e3; knights d5/h4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; knight b5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe3 — bishop c5→e3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5 — knight h4→f5. Opponent replies Bh6 (bishop e3→h6).
  3. Best move: Nxd6 — knight f5→d6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pppp1ppp/3q4/1nbNp3/4P2N/3PB1Q1/PPP3PP/R6K b - - 1 14

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