Chess Puzzle #130ZE — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2033 · Expert · discovered attack, discovered check, equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen g5; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights d4/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf3+ — knight d4→f3, captures pawn, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qg6 (queen g5→g6).
  3. Best move: fxg4+ — pawn f3→g4, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, discovered check, equality, opening, short. The key move fxg4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4bnr/ppp2kpp/3p4/4p1q1/3nP1b1/3P1P2/PPP3PP/RNBQ1RK1 b - - 0 8

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