Chess Puzzle #Ltpfq — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1863 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/f4; knight f3; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks c8/f8; bishop g7; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/b7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exd4 — pawn e3→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies Rxc4 (rook c8→c4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen e1→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move exd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1p2ppbp/pqnp2p1/8/1PBPnB2/P3PN1P/5PP1/R3QRK1 b - - 2 17

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