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

Rating 2209 · Expert · capturing the defender, discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c4; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d6/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight c6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies fxe5 (pawn f6→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen d1→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

capturing the defender, discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/1p3p1p/p1np1p2/3P4/2B3b1/5N2/PP3PPP/R2QR1K1 b kq - 0 12

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