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

Rating 1861 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e5/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; knight h6; pawns a5/c5/c6/d4/f5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh6 — bishop c1→h6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: fxe4 — pawn f5→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxg7 (bishop h6→g7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rg8 — rook h8→g8.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move fxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/1b2bppp/2p4n/p1p1Pp2/2PpN1P1/3P1N1P/PP6/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 16

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