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

Rating 1990 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, hanging piece, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/e5; knights b1/d4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/g4; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen d2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen d3→e4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d8→d4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, hanging piece, opening, short. The key move dxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/ppp2pp1/3p3p/2b1B3/3Nn1b1/1B6/PPPQ1PPP/RN3RK1 w kq - 0 11

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