Chess Puzzle #X8Vnl — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2008 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rook f3; bishop c4; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights a1/e7; pawns a6/d7/f5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxe7 — queen h4→e7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move Nxf7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/3pnpqp/p5p1/5pN1/2B1P2Q/2N2R2/PP4PP/n6K b - - 2 20

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