Chess Puzzle #kzhrO — Expert, Black to move, opening

Rating 2288 · Expert · equality, intermezzo, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/d1; bishops c1/g2; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights e5/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa4 — queen d7→a4, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxa4 (knight c3→a4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, opening, short. The key move Qxa4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/pppq1ppp/6n1/4n3/Q1Pp2b1/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BR2K1 w - - 0 11

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