Chess Puzzle #oe5BC — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1896 · Advanced · defensive move, endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king c3; knight d6; pawns d5/e5/f4/g3/h4. Black: king c7; bishop d7; pawns b5/c4/g4/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc4 — knight d6→c4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: bxc4 — pawn b5→c4, captures knight. Opponent replies Kxc4 (king c3→c4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bf5 — bishop d7→f5.

Tactical themes

defensive move, endgame, equality, short. The key move bxc4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/2kb4/3N4/1p1PP2p/2p2PpP/2K3P1/8/8 w - - 5 62

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.