Chess Puzzle #Sa5TC — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1812 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight d4; pawns a3/b2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen g4; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight f4; pawns a7/b5/c6/d7/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop c1→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3+ — knight f4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen g4→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Nh3+.

Position data

FEN: r1bk3r/p2p1p2/2p4p/1p2P1p1/3NQnq1/P7/1PP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 24

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