Chess Puzzle #JnVis — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king h3; rooks c8/d7; pawns c2/g4. Black: king g5; rook b4; knight b5; pawns a5/b6/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook d7→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd6 — knight b5→d6. Opponent replies Rff8 (rook f7→f8).
  3. Best move: Nxc8 — knight d6→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Nd6.

Position data

FEN: 2R5/3R1p2/1p2p1p1/pn4k1/1r4P1/7K/2P5/8 w - - 8 43

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