Chess Puzzle #6cZ8B — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1950 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks d1/f1; bishop c2; knights d6/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c6; knights d5/g6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight f3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ndf4 — knight d5→f4. Opponent replies gxf4 (pawn g3→f4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Nxf4 — knight g6→f4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move is Ndf4.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/6p1/p1bNp1np/1p1nPp2/2p5/2P2NP1/PPB1QP1P/3R1RK1 w - f6 0 20

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