Chess Puzzle #CoMGH — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1620 · Advanced · equality, hanging piece, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/g5; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Opponent replies fxg7 (pawn f6→g7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxg7 — bishop f8→g7, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, opening, short. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnbqkb1r/1p3pp1/p1p1pn1p/4P1B1/2BP4/2N5/PP3PPP/R2QK1NR w KQkq - 0 8

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