Chess Puzzle #1Aymy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1125 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishop g5; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop e5; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c4+ — pawn c5→c4, gives check. Opponent replies Qd4 (queen d3→d4).
  3. Best move: Nxd4 — knight f5→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, middlegame, short. The key move is c4+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp5p/1q2p1p1/2ppbnB1/3P4/1PPQ4/P3N1PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 19

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