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

Rating 1476 · Intermediate · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop g3; knight d3; pawns a3/c2/c4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/e8; pawns a7/b7/f3/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook e8→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf4 — knight d3→f4. Opponent replies Qg4 (queen h5→g4).
  3. Best move: Nxe2 — knight f4→e2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf4.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp3pp1/7p/7q/2P5/P2N1pB1/2P2P2/R2Q2K1 b - - 2 26

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