Chess Puzzle #pshze — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1825 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/g1; bishops c1/h3; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e5/f4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights c6/g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxh8 (queen h5→h8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Nxh8 — knight g6→h8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pp3pp1/2n1p1np/2ppP1NQ/5P2/3P3B/PPP5/RNB1K1R1 w Qkq - 0 13

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