Chess Puzzle #lme8r — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1984 · Advanced · equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights c4/c6; pawns a7/b7/d7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb6 — knight c4→b6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures pawn. Opponent replies O-O (king e8→g8).
  3. Best move: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp1pqppp/2n5/4p3/2nP4/1P3N2/P4PPP/RN1QR1K1 b kq - 0 11

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