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

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook a1; bishop b3; knight h4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/g3. Black: king c8; queen g6; rooks e8/h8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook e8→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxg6 — knight h4→g6, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe2 (rook e4→e2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Nxh8 — knight g6→h8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2k1r2r/pp3pp1/2pp2q1/7p/4P1nN/1BP3P1/PP2QP2/R5K1 b - - 6 21

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