Chess Puzzle #MzN9g — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2042 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks f1/f4; knights d2/e4; pawns c4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks e5/e8; bishop b4; knight b6; pawns a4/b7/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc4 — knight b6→c4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxd4 — rook f4→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1p3pp1/1np4p/4r3/pbPqNR2/8/2QN2PP/5R1K b - - 3 24

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