Chess Puzzle #J4EVh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1541 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, hanging piece, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/d1; bishop e2; knight c4; pawns a3/b4/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen f7; rooks c6/d8; bishops e6/e7; pawns a7/d6/e5/f4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Rxc6 (rook c1→c6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxd3 — rook d8→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move dxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/p3bqpk/2rpb2p/4p3/1PN1Pp2/P2Q3P/4BPP1/2RR2K1 w - - 1 35

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