Chess Puzzle #1HbJK — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1177 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop e2; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knights c6/d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ndxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxe5 (knight c6→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxg4 — bishop e2→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Nxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp1nqppp/2n1p3/2p1P3/2Pp2b1/3P1N2/PP2BPPP/RN1QR1K1 b kq - 1 11

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