Chess Puzzle #RIe3R — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1845 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook e1; knight h6; pawns b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen c8; rook f8; knight a2; pawns a6/b5/c2/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c1=Q — pawn c2→c1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5+ — knight h6→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Qh6 (queen c1→h6).
  3. Best move: Nxh6 — knight f5→h6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf5+.

Position data

FEN: 2q2r1k/5pp1/p6N/1p5Q/3P4/7P/nPp2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 1 31

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