Chess Puzzle #Kii14 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1771 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f7; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights d2/e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/g7; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd8 — knight e6→d8, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook e7→f7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxf7+ — knight d8→f7, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bqr2k/pppn1Qbp/3pNnp1/8/3P1p2/2P1P3/PP1NBPPP/R3K2R b KQ - 2 11

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