Chess Puzzle #9pLgU — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2042 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen f4; rooks e1/f1; knight d4; pawns a2/b3/c2/e4/f5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks e8/f8; knight e5; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e4→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd3 — knight e5→d3. Opponent replies cxd3 (pawn c2→d3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxe1 — rook e8→e1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nd3.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/p1p2ppp/2p5/3pnP2/3NPQPq/1P5P/P1P3K1/4RR2 w - - 0 21

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