Chess Puzzle #4oRzq — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1773 · Advanced · advantage, opening, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knight g1; pawns a2/c2/c3/d2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/f8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb7 — queen f3→b7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxc4 — bishop e6→c4, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxa8 (queen b7→a8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bd5 — bishop c4→d5.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, sacrifice, short. The key move Bxc4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rn1qkb1r/ppp2ppp/4b3/4P3/2Bp4/2P2Q2/P1PP2PP/R1B1K1NR w KQkq - 2 8

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