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

Rating 1495 · Intermediate · crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook e1; knight f5; pawns b3/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook a2; bishop c7; knight f8; pawns b7/c6/d5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng6 — knight f8→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6+ — knight f5→h6, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd7 — queen g4→d7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh6+.

Position data

FEN: 5nk1/1pbq2pp/2p2p2/3p1N2/3P2Q1/1P4P1/r4P1P/4R1K1 b - - 1 25

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