Chess Puzzle #HeBM1 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1400 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop d7; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfe1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3+ — knight d4→f3, gives check. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d6→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf3+.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1ppb1pp1/p2q3p/4p3/3n4/1BNQB3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w kq - 2 20

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