Chess Puzzle #Lh0Xd — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights e5/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f6/h5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bxe5 — bishop f6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Bxe2 (bishop h5→e2, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/pp3ppp/2np1b2/4N2b/Q3P3/2P2N2/PP2BPPP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 13

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