Chess Puzzle #MVKYO — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1733 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b1; rooks a1/f5; bishop d6; pawns a3/b4/d4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen h6; rooks d7/e8; knight e6; pawns a6/b6/b7/g7/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg1 — queen b1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd4 — knight e6→d4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move Nxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r2k/1p1r2p1/pp1Bn2q/4PR2/1P1P3p/P7/5P1P/RQ5K w - - 3 33

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