Chess Puzzle #ZoSv5 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1818 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks b1/e6; knight f3; pawns a3/b4/c4/d5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks f8/h6; bishop d6; pawns a7/b6/c5/f4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe6 — rook h6→e6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5 — knight f3→g5. Opponent replies Qh5 (queen h3→h5).
  3. Best move: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ng5.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p5pp/1p1bR2r/2pP4/1PP2p2/P4NPq/2Q2P1P/1R4K1 b - - 3 27

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