Chess Puzzle #DCeZP — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1477 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen a7; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishops d7/f8; knight e4; pawns c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a3 — pawn a2→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5 — bishop f8→c5. Opponent replies Qxc5 (queen a7→c5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxc5 — knight e4→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move is Bc5.

Position data

FEN: 1r1qkb1r/Q1pb1ppp/4p3/3P4/4n3/5N2/PP3PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQk - 0 11

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