Chess Puzzle #9VQi5 — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1480 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b1; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/e2; knights c4/f3; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/c5; knights b4/g4; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf3 — bishop b7→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies hxg4 (pawn h3→g4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop f3→e2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Bxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pbq2ppp/1p2p3/2b5/1nN3n1/1P2PN2/PB2BPPP/1QR2RK1 w - - 4 16

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