Chess Puzzle #EBoFR — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1814 · Advanced · equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b6; knights a3/b3; pawns a2/b2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights c6/c7; pawns d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nb5 — knight a3→b5. Opponent replies Nxb5 (knight c7→b5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxd8 — bishop b6→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, short. The key move is Nb5.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/1bnp1ppp/1Bn1p3/4P3/5P2/NN6/PP4PP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 0 16

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