Chess Puzzle #5BjQV — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1950 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen a4; rooks b1/h1; bishops a3/g2; knights d3/g1; pawns a2/c4/d2/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knights d7/g8; pawns a6/b6/c6/e5/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen a4→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Opponent replies Nxc5 (knight d3→c5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxg2 — bishop b7→g2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, opening, short. The key move is c5.

Position data

FEN: r3k1nr/1bqn2pp/ppp2p2/4p3/Q1P5/B2N2P1/P2PPPBP/1R2K1NR w Kkq - 4 14

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