Chess Puzzle #0eo7C — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1894 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; rooks c2/d6; bishop c5; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook f8; bishop g7; pawns a6/b5/e4/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa5 — queen d8→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bb4 — bishop c5→b4. Opponent replies Qxb4 (queen a5→b4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: axb4 — pawn a3→b4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Bb4.

Position data

FEN: 3q1rk1/5pb1/p2R2pp/1pB5/4p2P/P4N2/1PR2PP1/1K6 b - - 0 21

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