Chess Puzzle #2Uxtg — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1410 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks b1/e1; bishops a2/f4; knight d6; pawns a4/b2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops e6/e7; knight e8; pawns a6/b7/c4/d3/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight e8→d6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exd6 — pawn e5→d6, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxd6 (bishop e7→d6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxe6 — rook e1→e6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Bxf4 (bishop d6→f4, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Qxf4 — queen d2→f4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move exd6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2rqnrk1/1p2b1pp/p2Nb3/4Pp2/P1p2B2/2Pp4/BP1Q1PPP/1R2R1K1 b - - 1 20

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