Chess Puzzle #7umpL — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c5/d3; knights b3/c4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/d8; bishops c8/g7; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b7/d4/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight f6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bd6 — bishop c5→d6. Opponent replies Qxd6 (queen c7→d6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxd6 — knight c4→d6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bd6.

Position data

FEN: r1br2k1/1pq2pbp/p1n2np1/2B1p3/2NpP3/1NPB1P2/PP2Q1PP/R4RK1 b - - 1 14

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