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

Rating 1934 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks a6/h1; bishops c1/f1; knight a3; pawns b5/c3/d2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b7; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/g7; knight g8; pawns a7/c4/d5/f5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc4 — knight a3→c4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: dxc4 — pawn d5→c4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move dxc4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3k1nr/pq1b1pbp/R5p1/1P1pPp2/2p2P2/N1P5/3PQ1PP/2B1KB1R w Kkq - 4 16

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