Chess Puzzle #oitKw — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1825 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king b1; queen d2; rooks d1/f3; bishop d3; knights e5/h7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/d8; bishop e8; knights b8/d5; pawns a5/b4/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6+ — knight e5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rf8+ — rook f3→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf8 (queen e7→f8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Nxf8 — knight h7→f8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Ng6+.

Position data

FEN: rn1rb2k/4qppN/4p2p/p1pnN2P/1p1P4/3B1R2/PPPQ1PP1/1K1R4 b - - 3 20

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