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

Rating 1503 · Intermediate · advantage, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook e1; bishop f6; knight f3; pawns a2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b2; rook a8; bishop c5; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c4/d4/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa2 — queen b2→a2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5+ — knight f3→g5, gives check. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg5 — queen g4→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bf8 (bishop c5→f8).
  4. Best move: Qh4+ — queen g5→h4, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Ng5+.

Position data

FEN: r7/pp3p1k/1n3Bpp/2b5/2pp2Q1/5N1P/Pq3PP1/4R1K1 b - - 3 25

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