Chess Puzzle #Y3vJl — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1902 · Advanced · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/d5/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen c8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/h3; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e7/f7/g7/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh4 — knight f3→h4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh4 — rook h8→h4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxh3 (bishop g2→h3, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxh3 — rook h4→h3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move Rxh4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnq1kb1r/pp2ppp1/2p2n2/3P4/3P3p/2N2NPb/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 9

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