Chess Puzzle #NfCXk — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1976 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, master, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rook a1; bishop c4; knights e5/e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f7→e6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxe6+ — bishop c4→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Ng6+ — knight e5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxc7 — queen f4→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, master, middlegame. The key move Bxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppq2pbp/4N3/4Np2/2B1nQ2/2P5/PP4PP/R5K1 b - - 0 18

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