Chess Puzzle #dhUn7 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2300 · Expert · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook c4; bishop b3; knight a4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c6; rook c8; bishop b7; knight e4; pawns a5/b4/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen c6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nb6 — knight a4→b6. Opponent replies Qd2 (queen d7→d2).
  3. Best move: Nxc8 — knight b6→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nb6.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/1b3p2/2q1p1p1/p6p/NpR1n2P/1B3Q2/PP3PP1/6K1 b - - 3 30

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