Chess Puzzle #DDogL — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1842 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f4; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns a3/b4/c2/d4/e5/f2/g4/h5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c4/c6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa3 — knight c4→a3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/2p2pp1/p1n1p2p/1p1pP2P/1PnP1QP1/P2B1N2/2P2P2/2KR3R b - - 2 15

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