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

Rating 1610 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rooks f1/f5; knight g4; pawns a3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks e8/f8; knight e4; pawns a5/c4/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight e4→d2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6+ — knight g4→h6, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen h4→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh6+.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/5ppp/8/p2p1R2/2pqn1NQ/P7/6PP/5R1K b - - 2 29

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