Chess Puzzle #0vLQm — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 781 · Beginner · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; rooks b4/b7; bishop c5; knight f6; pawns a3/e5/f4/h5. Black: king g7; rooks a8/d8; bishop c4; knight f5; pawns a4/d4/e6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc4 — rook b4→c4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3+ — knight f5→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g2→f2).
  3. Best move: Nxc4 — knight e3→c4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne3+.

Position data

FEN: r2r4/1R3pk1/4pN1p/2B1Pn1P/pRbp1P2/P7/6K1/8 w - - 2 31

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