Chess Puzzle #NIicn — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1942 · Advanced · equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/g5; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Opponent replies fxg7 (pawn f6→g7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxg7 — bishop f8→g7, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, short. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pppn1pp1/4pnbp/4P1B1/8/5NP1/PPPN1P1P/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 9

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