Chess Puzzle #am5Mg — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1949 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks d1/f1; bishops d3/f4; knight d8; pawns a3/c2/f7/h3. Black: king c8; queen c3; rook h8; bishops b7/f6; knights b2/e5; pawns a6/b5/e4/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe5 — bishop f4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: exd3+ — pawn e4→d3, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Nxb7 (knight d8→b7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: dxe2 — pawn d3→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move exd3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2kN3r/1b3P2/p4b2/1p2n2p/4pB2/P1qB3P/1nP1Q3/3R1R1K w - - 0 29

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