Chess Puzzle #0tG3g — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1803 · Advanced · advantage, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks c1/d1; bishops b2/g2; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rook a8; bishops d5/e7; knights e4/g4; pawns a6/b4/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen e3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf6 — bishop e7→f6. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen d4→e4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxe4 — bishop d5→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Bf6.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1q2bppp/p3p3/3b4/1p2n1n1/1P2QNP1/PB2PPBP/2RR2K1 w - - 4 20

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