Chess Puzzle #Iv0DN — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1668 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a3; rooks a1/e3; bishop g2; knights d4/e7; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop g7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6+ — knight e7→g6, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf8+ — queen a3→f8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxf8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/ppp1N1bp/8/5p1n/3Npq2/Q1P1R2P/PP3PB1/R5K1 b - - 1 23

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