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

Rating 1520 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop b4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Opponent replies Nxd4 (knight e2→d4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d8→d4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move Nxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/ppp2ppp/2n2p2/5Q2/1b1Pp3/2N5/PPP1NPPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 3 10

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