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

Rating 2347 · Expert · discovered attack, discovered check, equality, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/f4; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights d4/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d1→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxc3+ — knight e4→c3, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king e1→f1).
  3. Best move: d5 — pawn d7→d5.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, discovered check, equality, opening, short. The key move Nxc3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kb1r/ppppqppp/8/8/2BnnB2/2N5/PP3PPP/R2QK1NR w KQkq - 0 9

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