Chess Puzzle #EWbUy — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/e3; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops d6/g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxd4 — bishop e3→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen e7→e2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop d3→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move Bxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp1qppp/2nb1n2/3p4/3P2b1/3BBN2/PPPNQPPP/R4RK1 b kq - 11 9

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