Chess Puzzle #0DtS7 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1206 · Intermediate · advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishops e2/f4; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/c8; knights e4/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight f6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen d3→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxc3 (knight d5→c3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: bxc3 — pawn b2→c3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/8/1b1PnB2/2NQ1N2/PPP1B1PP/R3K2R b KQkq - 3 10

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