Chess Puzzle #9I5PN — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knight d2; pawns a3/c3/c4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/g6; bishop b7; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5 — queen d8→g5. Opponent replies Rf2 (rook f1→f2).
  3. Best move: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: rn1q2k1/pbpp2pp/1p2p1r1/5p2/2PPn3/P1P1P3/2QNBPPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 4 12

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