Chess Puzzle #M3Yp4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1769 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks d2/g1; bishop f4; knight e4; pawns a3/b4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks d8/f8; bishop e7; knights f5/g6; pawns a6/b5/d3/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight f5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop e7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxb7 — queen f3→b7, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxf4 (knight g6→f4, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/1q2bpp1/p3p1np/1p2Pn2/1P2NB2/P2p1Q2/3R1P1P/6RK b - - 1 35

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