Chess Puzzle #0Jy41 — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2242 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b3/e3; knights b1/d4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng4 — knight f6→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne6+ — knight d4→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop c8→e6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxc5+ — bishop e3→c5, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, opening, short. The key move Bxc5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1k1r/ppp2ppp/2n2n2/2bp4/3N1P2/1B2B3/PPP3PP/RN1QR1K1 b - - 2 11

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