Chess Puzzle #8HcDt — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1794 · Advanced · advantage, fork, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; bishop g3; knights c3/e5; pawns a4/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/d8; bishop d6; knights d7/f6; pawns a5/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxe5 (bishop d6→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxe5 — bishop g3→e5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Rxd3 (rook d8→d3, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Bxc7 — bishop e5→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame. The key move dxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/1pqn1pp1/2pbpn1p/p3N3/P2P4/2NQ2BP/1PP2PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 3 17

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