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

Rating 1872 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks d1/e3; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen c4; rooks e8/h8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/e4/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc2 — queen c4→c2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc3 — knight d5→c3. Opponent replies Qxb2 (queen c2→b2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxd6 — rook d1→d6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Nc3.

Position data

FEN: 1k2r2r/pp5p/3b2pQ/3N1p2/2q1p3/4R2P/PPP3P1/3R3K b - - 2 31

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