Chess Puzzle #arjG1 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks e8/h1; bishop f3; knight d6; pawns a2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen f4; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/d7/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxc8 — knight d6→c8, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nf6 — knight g8→f6. Opponent replies Rxh8 (rook e8→h8, captures rook).
3. Best move: Kxh8 — king g7→h8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf6.

Position data

FEN: r1b1R1nr/pp1p2kp/3N2p1/3P1p2/5q2/5B2/P5PP/3QK2R w K - 6 22

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