Chess Puzzle #klo1X — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1884 · Advanced · discovered attack, discovered check, equality, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b5/c1; knights b1/h8; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rook a8; bishops f8/g4; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nc3+ — knight e4→c3, gives check. Opponent replies Be2 (bishop b5→e2).
  3. Best move: Nxd1 — knight c3→d1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, discovered check, equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Nc3+.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1N/ppp1q1p1/2n4p/1B1p4/4n1b1/5P2/PPPP2PP/RNBQK2R w KQq - 0 9

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