Chess Puzzle #1FqbM — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook f3; bishop c1; knight h5; pawns a2/d4/e5/f5. Black: king g8; queen f8; rooks d8/f7; bishop h4; pawns a5/b6/c5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bg5 — bishop h4→g5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxg5 — bishop c1→g5, captures bishop. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Rxd4 (rook d8→d4, captures pawn).
4. Best move: e6 — pawn e5→e6.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move Bxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r1qk1/5rp1/1p4Qp/p1p1PP1N/3P3b/5R2/P7/2B3K1 b - - 1 32

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