Chess Puzzle #lhXjp — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2247 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f2; bishop d3; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b4; rooks a8/h8; bishop d7; knight f5; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen b4→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king e8→f8).
  3. Best move: Bxf5 — bishop d3→f5, captures knight. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Rd1 — rook a1→d1.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1p1b1p2/p3p1p1/4Pn1p/1q1PN3/3B1Q2/PP3RPP/R5K1 b kq - 0 17

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