Chess Puzzle #Joj1D — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1922 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops d3/h4; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/e7; knights d7/e4; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxe4 (bishop d3→e4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxh4 — bishop e7→h4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move dxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bqr1k1/1p1nbpp1/p1p4p/3p4/3Pn2B/2NBPN2/PPQ2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 2 13

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