Chess Puzzle #Ei7Nu — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rooks c2/d1; bishop e2; pawns a2/b2/e4/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; pawns a6/b7/d4/e3/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf1 — rook d1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies Bxd3 (bishop e2→d3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: e2+ — pawn e3→e2, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is d3.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p3pp1/pq6/5Q2/3pP3/4p2P/PPR1B3/3R2K1 w - - 0 29

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