Chess Puzzle #NX4Nv — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks a1/e1; knights f1/f3; pawns a6/b7/c5/g2. Black: king b8; queen f5; rooks g8/h8; knight g4; pawns a7/c7/d5/f6/g3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook e1→e6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Ne5 — knight g4→e5. Opponent replies Rxe5 (rook e6→e5, captures knight).
3. Best move: fxe5 — pawn f6→e5, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen e7→e5, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qh7 — queen f5→h7. Opponent replies Nxg3 (knight f1→g3, captures pawn).
5. Best move: Rxg3 — rook g8→g3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxg3 (queen e5→g3, captures rook).
6. Best move: Qh1+ — queen h7→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g1→f2).
7. Best move: Qxa1 — queen h1→a1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, quiet move, sacrifice, skewer, very long. The key move is Ne5.

Position data

FEN: 1k4rr/pPp1Q3/P4p2/2Pp1q2/6n1/5Np1/6P1/R3RNK1 w - - 2 32

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