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

Rating 1428 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knights d2/g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f5/g7; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/e4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ndxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd3+ — knight e5→d3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxd3 (queen d1→d3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d8→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, opening, short. The key move is Nd3+.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/pp3pbp/6p1/4nb2/4pB2/2P3N1/PP1N1PPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 0 13

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