Chess Puzzle #I2cOy — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1977 · Advanced · equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knights d2/g5; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g3/g4. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks f8/h8; bishop d7; knights a5/g6; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf4 — knight g6→f4. Opponent replies gxf4 (pawn g3→f4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f8→f7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf4.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r1r/ppqb1pp1/4p1n1/n2pP1Np/P1pP2P1/2P3P1/1PBNQP2/R4RK1 w - - 2 19

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