Chess Puzzle #8B1u6 — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1572 · Intermediate · capturing the defender, equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/d3; knights d5/f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/h2; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe4 — bishop d3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: fxe4 — pawn f5→e4, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxh2 (knight f3→h2, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d8→d5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

capturing the defender, equality, opening, short. The key move fxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/ppp3pp/2n5/3N1p2/3Pn3/P2BPN2/1PQ2PPb/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 11

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