Chess Puzzle #HI7Qo — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1914 · Advanced · equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knights b1/f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/d6; knights e4/g6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd6 — pawn e5→d6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe7 (pawn d6→e7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxf4 — knight g6→f4, captures knight. Opponent replies hxg3 (pawn h2→g3, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Nxe2+ — knight f4→e2, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Nxe2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pbppqppp/1p1bp1n1/4P3/3PnN2/2P3Q1/PP2BPPP/RNB2RK1 w kq - 1 12

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