Chess Puzzle #Tc3Z5 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2181 · Expert · advantage, kingside attack, long, master, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks e1/e2; bishop e5; knight g4; pawns c4/d3/f2/g3/h5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b3/b7; bishop f8; knight d5; pawns a6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight d5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh6+ — knight g4→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qf6 — queen f3→f6. Opponent replies Ng6 (knight e7→g6).
  4. Best move: Qxd8 — queen f6→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, master, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Nxh6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3q1bk1/1r3pp1/p3p2p/2pnB2P/2P3N1/1r1P1QP1/4RP2/4R1K1 b - - 1 32

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