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

Rating 2105 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishops d2/d3; knight g5; pawns b5/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights d7/f5; pawns a7/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight g5→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures pawn. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d4→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d8→d3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pb1n1pp1/4p2p/1P2PnN1/3P2Q1/3B4/3B1PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 19

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