Chess Puzzle #7FX1o — Expert, Black to move, opening

Rating 2145 · Expert · equality, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen b1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knights b5/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; knights b4/f6; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf5 — bishop d7→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen b1→f5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bf5.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/1p1b1p1p/p2p1np1/1Np1P3/1nP5/5N2/PP2BPPP/RQB2RK1 w kq - 0 13

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