Chess Puzzle #3wqYX — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1436 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; knights c3/e5; pawns b4/c5/d4/g2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; bishops b7/c7; pawns b5/c6/e4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Opponent replies Nd6 (knight e4→d6).
  3. Best move: fxe5 — pawn f6→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1bb2pp1/2p4p/1pP1N3/1P1Pp1P1/2N4P/6PK/8 w - - 1 29

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