Chess Puzzle #4O5nL — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1068 · Beginner · advantage, opening, pin, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knight b1; pawns a2/b3/d2/d5/e3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen d8→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc4 — bishop f1→c4. Opponent replies Qxc4 (queen d5→c4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: bxc4 — pawn b3→c4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, pin, short. The key move is Bc4.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1b1r/ppp2kp1/2n2n1p/3P4/4p2P/1P2P3/P2P1PP1/RNBQKB1R b KQ - 0 8

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