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

Rating 1844 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, intermezzo, kingside attack, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d4; knight f5; pawns a2/b3/c2/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/g5; bishops b7/d8; knights c4/f6; pawns a6/b4/d6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6+ — knight f5→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: fxe4+ — pawn f3→e4, captures knight, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, intermezzo, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move fxe4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1qb2k1/1b5p/p2p1n2/5Nr1/1pnBP3/1P3P2/P1P3PP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 21

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