Chess Puzzle #03X4N — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1100 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; rooks b2/d1; bishop d3; knights b5/e3; pawns c3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knight e5; pawns b6/d5/e6/f7/g4/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop d3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d4+ — pawn d5→d4, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g2→f1).
  3. Best move: dxe3 — pawn d4→e3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, middlegame, short. The key move is d4+.

Position data

FEN: r6r/1b2kp2/1p2p3/1N1pn2p/6pP/2PBN1P1/1R3PK1/3R4 w - - 5 32

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