Chess Puzzle #LYN8E — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1550 · Intermediate · advantage, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rook f1; bishops d1/g5; knight f3; pawns a2/c2/c4/d3/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; knights e4/f5; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe7 — bishop g5→e7, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd2 — knight e4→d2, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxd2 (knight f3→d2, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Nxe7 — knight f5→e7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Nxd2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/p3qpp1/1p1p3p/2p2nB1/2P1n3/3P1N1P/P1PQ2P1/3B1RK1 w kq - 0 19

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