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

Rating 1484 · Intermediate · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop h2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f3/f4/g5. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; knight b3; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/e6/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb3 — pawn c2→b3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies Qc1 (queen e3→c1).
  3. Best move: dxc3 — pawn d4→c3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/2pq4/p3p3/1p1pPbP1/5P2/1nN1QP1p/PPP4B/R4RK1 w - - 0 27

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