Chess Puzzle #3IwOc — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1551 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks e1/f1; bishops a2/h6; knights c3/h4; pawns a3/b2/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks a8/f7; bishops b6/c8; knights b3/e5; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxb3 — bishop a2→b3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop b3→e6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxe6 — bishop c8→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move dxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/1p3r1p/pbp1qppB/3pn3/4Q1PN/PnN4P/BP3P2/4RR1K w - - 0 22

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