Chess Puzzle #7fEAx — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1475 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, fork, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/g5; knights b1/h5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f2; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/d7/e5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf2 — king e1→f2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe4+ — knight f6→e4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Ke1 (king f2→e1).
  3. Best move: Qxg5 — queen d8→g5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, fork, opening, short. The key move Nxe4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1k1r/pp1p1p1p/2n2n2/4p1BN/4P3/8/PPP2bPP/RN1QKB1R w KQ - 0 9

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