Chess Puzzle #9JWzV — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1801 · Advanced · advanced pawn, equality, opening, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/e1; bishops b1/b2; knight e5; pawns a2/b3/c5/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights f4/f6; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg2 — knight f4→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6. Opponent replies Nxe1 (knight g2→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: cxb7 — pawn c6→b7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, equality, opening, sacrifice, short. The key move is c6.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pb1p1pp1/1p2pn1p/2P1N3/3P1n2/1P6/PB3PPP/1BRQR1K1 b - - 4 17

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