Chess Puzzle #IkLwm — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1719 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/g1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops f5/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd3 — bishop f5→d3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3 — knight d2→f3. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen e5→e7).
  3. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d1→d3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, opening, short. The key move is Nf3.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/ppp2ppp/5n2/3pqb2/8/2PP2P1/PP1NP2P/R2QKBBR b KQkq - 2 10

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