Chess Puzzle #09Btc — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e3; rook b8; bishop a3; knight f3; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d7; rook h8; knights e4/g8; pawns a7/c3/d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe4 — king e3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight g8→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kd3 (king e4→d3).
  3. Best move: Rxb8 — rook h8→b8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 1R4nr/p2k1pp1/3p3p/8/4n3/B1p1KN2/P4PPP/8 w - - 0 22

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