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

Rating 1583 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen g4; rooks a1/e1; bishop f2; pawns a2/b3/c4/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e6; rook e8; bishop c7; knight f5; pawns a7/b6/e5/g7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3+ — knight f5→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe3 (rook e1→e3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen e6→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne3+.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/p1b3p1/1p2q3/4pn2/2P2PQ1/1P4P1/P4BKP/R3R3 w - - 0 35

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