Chess puzzle #20

Puzzle #20 · 2026-10-22 · rated 1794 · 3 moves

Black to move. Find the best move.

Black to move 12345678hgfedcba

Board
Solution and details

Solution: 1… Nxf3+ 2. Qxf3 Qxd5 3. Qxd5 Nxd5

Themes: Advantage, Long, Opening

Opening: Caro-Kann Defense

FEN: r2qkb1r/pp3pp1/5n1p/3Nn3/7B/5B2/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 11 · Open in the analysis board

From a real game: view on Lichess (puzzle 0pNSK, Lichess puzzle database, CC0).