Chess Puzzle #1642E — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1620 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b5/c2/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights e6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd4 — knight e6→d4. Opponent replies Qd1 (queen e2→d1).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen e7→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, opening, short. The key move is Nd4.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kb1r/pp2qpp1/4nn1p/1Pp1p3/2B1P3/2N2N1P/P1P1QPP1/R1B2RK1 w kq - 0 12

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