Chess Puzzle #vJB5T — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2358 · Expert · advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f5; knight g5; pawns a3/c2/c3/d4/e6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/d7; pawns a7/b6/c5/d5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exd7 — pawn e6→d7, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxd7 (bishop c8→d7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxd7 — bishop f5→d7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, short. The key move exd7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/p2n1pp1/1pn1P2p/2pp1BN1/3P2Q1/P1P5/2P3PP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 15

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