Chess Puzzle #E75Au — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f1; bishops a3/c4; knight b1; pawns a2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rook a8; bishops a5/c8; knights c6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop c4→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne5 — knight c6→e5. Opponent replies Qh5 (queen f7→h5).
  3. Best move: Bxe6 — bishop c8→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move is Ne5.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3k/ppp1nQp1/2np3p/b7/2B1P3/B1P5/P4PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 0 13

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