Chess Puzzle #1JqpD — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1181 · Beginner · advantage, middlegame, queenside attack, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/h1; bishops a2/g5; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knights b8/f6; pawns a4/b5/c6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen f3→e4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxb2+ — queen d4→b2, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, queenside attack, short. The key move Qxb2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/4ppbp/2p2np1/1p4B1/p2qN3/P2P1Q1P/BPP2PP1/2KR3R w - - 2 14

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