Chess Puzzle #V0hBE — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2705 · Master · advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king d2; queen c3; rook h1; knights e4/g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/f4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen e7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Ne6+ — knight g5→e6, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp2qp1p/6p1/2pP2N1/2P1Npb1/2Q5/PP1K4/7R b - - 1 26

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