Chess Puzzle #5IZfw — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1325 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/d3; knights b1/f3; pawns a4/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/b7; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/c3/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxe4 — bishop d3→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxe4 (bishop b7→e4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen c2→e4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move Bxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rn1qk2r/1bp2ppp/p3pn2/8/Pb1PP3/2pB1N2/2Q2PPP/RNB1K2R b KQkq - 5 12

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