Chess Puzzle #PRE73 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen e2; rooks b1/g3; bishop d3; knight d4; pawns c2/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/c8; bishop a4; knight f6; pawns a5/b4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nf3 — knight d4→f3. Opponent replies Nh5 (knight f6→h5).
3. Best move: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf3.

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/5ppp/4pn2/p2p4/bp1N1PPq/3B2R1/2P1Q1KP/1R6 b - - 0 34

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