Chess Puzzle #KTK5A — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, kingside attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/c7/e5/f7/g7/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh1 — bishop g2→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h2+ — pawn h3→h2, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g1→g2).
  3. Best move: Bxg4 — bishop c8→g4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, kingside attack, opening, short. The key move is h2+.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/ppp2pp1/2n5/2p1p3/4P1P1/3P3p/PPP1NPB1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 13

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