Chess Puzzle #hekzB — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1964 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, opening, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights e5/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg4 — bishop c8→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5+ — knight f3→e5, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d6→e5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen d1→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, opening, pin, short. The key move Nxe5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1b1r/ppp2kpp/3p1n2/4n3/4P3/5N2/PPPP2PP/RNBQ1RK1 b - - 1 7

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