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

Rating 1931 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d6; queen d7; rooks f8/h8; bishop g5; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf5 — knight e7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne4+ — knight g3→e4, gives check. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d5→e4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: dxe4+ — pawn d3→e4, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move dxe4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5r1r/pppqn3/3k4/3pp1b1/8/2PP2N1/PP2QPPP/1K1R3R b - - 15 23

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