Chess Puzzle #JL5EE — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1571 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/e1; knights f5/g5; pawns b2/b3/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight e8; pawns a6/b5/c6/d6/e5/f4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight. 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

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

Position data

FEN: r3nrk1/1b1q2p1/p1pp3p/1p2pNN1/4PpQ1/1P1P3P/1PP2PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 1 19

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