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

Rating 1403 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/g5; knights d2/g1; pawns a3/c4/e2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c3/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight d2→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd1+ — queen d8→d1, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd1 (rook a1→d1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move Qxd1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/2n2n2/4p1B1/2P5/P1p4P/3NPPP1/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 0 11

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