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

Rating 2330 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rook c1; knights g5/h5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks f5/f8; bishop d7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen b6→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3 — knight g5→h3. Opponent replies Rxh5 (rook f5→h5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Nxf2 — knight h3→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Nh3.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3b1ppp/pq2p3/1p1pPrNN/6Q1/8/PPP3PP/2R4K b - - 3 22

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