Chess Puzzle #13P8B — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1245 · Intermediate · advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/d3; knights e5/f3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops e7/f5; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kxf2 — king e1→f2, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxd3 (bishop f5→d3, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move Kxf2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp2bpp1/1qn1p2p/3pNb2/3Pn3/1PPB1N1P/P2B1PP1/R2QK2R b KQkq - 6 12

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