Chess Puzzle #3BlaI — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1076 · Beginner · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishop c2; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/c3/f4/f6/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/e8; bishops d4/d7; knight f8; pawns a5/b7/c6/d5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight e2→d4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1+ — rook e8→e1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook a1→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe1+ — queen h4→e1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3rnk1/1p1b2p1/2p2P1p/p2p4/P2b1P1q/2PQ3P/1PB1N1P1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 25

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