Chess Puzzle #MbrFo — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1497 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/d7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh6 — bishop c1→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Opponent replies Qg5 (queen g3→g5).
  3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen d6→h6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxh6 (queen g5→h6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Nh5.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pppb1pp1/3q1n1p/3Pp3/1bB1P3/2N3QP/PP3PP1/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 14

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