Chess Puzzle #86uAe — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1859 · Advanced · advantage, attraction, discovered attack, long, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks b1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knight f4; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops e6/e7; knight a5; pawns a7/b6/c7/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight f4→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxg6 (bishop d3→g6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf1+ — rook f8→f1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf1 (king g1→f1, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qf8+ — queen d8→f8, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, discovered attack, long, opening. The key move Rxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/p1p1bp1p/1p2b1p1/n2pP2Q/3P1N2/2PB4/P1P3PP/1RB2RK1 w - - 0 14

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