Chess Puzzle #09O0B — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1063 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/g7; knights e5/e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop f1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3+ — knight e5→f3, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf3 (bishop e2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxb2 — bishop g7→b2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, opening, short. The key move Nxf3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/ppp1npbp/3pb1p1/4n3/2P5/1P2PN1P/PB3PP1/RN1QKB1R w KQkq - 0 9

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