Chess Puzzle #M1eGG — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1480 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks d1/f2; bishop b4; pawns a4/b3/c2/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/g6; knight f5; pawns a6/c5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc5 — bishop b4→c5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3+ — knight f5→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
  3. Best move: Qxc5 — queen g5→c5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Ng3+.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/5ppp/p5r1/2p2nq1/PB6/1P1Q1P1P/2P2RP1/3R3K w - - 3 31

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