Chess Puzzle #ET1UP — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1844 · Advanced · discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b2; queen c1; rooks a1/h1; bishops e1/e2; knights f3/g3; pawns b3/c2/d3/e4/f5/g4/h3. Black: king b8; queen a3; rooks d8/h8; bishops a2/f8; knights b4/c3; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/e5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa3 — king b2→a3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd3+ — knight b4→d3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies b4 (pawn b3→b4).
  3. Best move: Bxb4# — bishop f8→b4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Bxb4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r1b1r/ppp3pp/5p2/4pP2/1n1pP1P1/qPnP1NNP/bKP1B3/R1Q1B2R w - - 11 21

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