Chess Puzzle #bgh8B — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1904 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; bishop g2; knights e4/g3; pawns a2/c4/d6/f3. Black: king g7; queen h4; bishop d7; knights a6/f6; pawns a4/b4/c5/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5+ — knight g3→f5, gives check. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxh4 — queen f2→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf5+.

Position data

FEN: 8/3b2k1/n2P1np1/2p5/ppP1N2q/5PN1/P4QB1/6K1 b - - 4 36

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