Chess Puzzle #ZF3Rl — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1906 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; knights c3/g3; pawns a4/b3/c4/d5/f3/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/g8; bishop g7; knights c5/f6; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/e5/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh5 — knight g3→h5.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move is Nh5.

Position data

FEN: r2q2rk/2p2pbp/1p1p1n2/p1nPppB1/P1P5/1PN2PNP/6P1/R2Q1RK1 b - - 5 18

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