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

Rating 1154 · Beginner · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rooks a1/e1; bishops a2/g3; knight b1; pawns a3/b2/c2/d5/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king c8; queen f7; rooks d8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight e5; pawns a4/c5/d6/f6/g5/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa4 — queen b5→a4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3+ — knight e5→f3, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, one move. The key move Nxf3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/1b3q1p/3p1p2/1QpPn1p1/p3P3/P4PB1/BPP2P1P/RN2R1K1 w - - 1 20

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