Chess Puzzle #2ARQe — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1119 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/e2; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b3/c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights e5/g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d7/f7/g5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nbd2 — knight b1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3+ — knight e5→f3, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Nxf3 (knight d2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxb2 — bishop g7→b2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1nr/pp1pqpb1/2p5/4n1pp/8/1P2PN2/PBP1BPPP/RN1Q1RK1 w kq - 2 9

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