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

Rating 1509 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng4 — knight f6→g4. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen d1→g4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxg4 — bishop c8→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Ng4.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1pp2ppp/p1p2n2/4q3/4P3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 2 11

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