Chess Puzzle #1s9b4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1284 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g3; rook a4; knight e2; pawns f2/g4/h3. Black: king g7; bishop f6; knight c4; pawns d5/e4/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight e2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop f6→e5. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g3→g2).
  3. Best move: Bxf4 — bishop e5→f4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, pin, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pk1/5bpp/3p4/R1n1p1P1/6KP/4NP2/8 w - - 0 33

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