Chess Puzzle #LyTaN — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen e1; bishop e2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/g4/h4. Black: king h8; queen f6; knights b4/b6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d3/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bxd3 — bishop e2→d3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxb2+ — queen f6→b2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxb2 (king b1→b2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Nxd3+ — knight b4→d3, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kb3 (king b2→b3).
4. Best move: Nxe1 — knight d3→e1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, endgame, fork, intermezzo, long, sacrifice. The key move Qxb2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 7k/pp4pp/1np2q2/6N1/1nP3PP/3p4/PP2B3/1K2Q3 w - - 0 27

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