Chess Puzzle #0XuiV — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a3; rooks c1/e1; bishop g2; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/g5; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen a3→d6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be5 — bishop g7→e5. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen d6→e5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Rxe5 — rook g5→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp3pbp/2pp2p1/6r1/7q/QPN1P3/P4PB1/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 25

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