Chess Puzzle #vLllf — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2242 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks c1/f1; bishop d3; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks c8/e8; bishops d7/g5; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d4→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Be6 — bishop d7→e6. Opponent replies Qxb7 (queen f7→b7, captures pawn).
  4. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d8→d3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2rqr2k/pp1b1Qpp/6n1/2p1N1b1/3P1P2/3BP2P/PP4P1/2R2RK1 w - - 1 22

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