Chess Puzzle #jjfRX — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1817 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks d1/f1; bishop f3; pawns a3/b3/d5/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/h6; knight g5; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen c3→f6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh3+ — knight g5→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen h4→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxh3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp3p1p/2p3pr/3P2n1/7q/PPQ1PB1P/5PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 1 22

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