Chess Puzzle #2A59s — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/e3; knight a8; pawns a2/b4/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen c6; rook h8; bishops a7/b7; knights d4/g8; pawns a6/b5/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3+ — knight d4→f3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf3 (rook f1→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxe3+ — bishop a7→e3, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: N2k2nr/bb1p1ppp/p1q5/1p6/1P1n4/2PBB3/P4PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 21

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