Chess Puzzle #0H6E1 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/e1; bishops d3/g5; knights c3/d4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; knights c5/f6; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d8→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxb5+ — bishop d3→b5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies axb5 (pawn a6→b5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d1→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Bxb5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/1b2bppp/p3pn2/1pn3B1/3N4/2NB4/PPP2PPP/2RQR1K1 b kq - 4 13

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