Chess Puzzle #md2yO — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1800 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen g6; rook d1; knight c6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3. Black: king h7; rooks c8/d3; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg6 — king h7→g6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne5+ — knight c6→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g6→f5).
  3. Best move: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Ne5+.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/1p3ppk/p1N3Qp/8/8/3r1P2/PPP5/1K1R4 b - - 0 25

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