Chess Puzzle #1S6ZG — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook a1; bishop c1; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e6/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks d8/g5; bishops d7/e7; pawns a7/b7/c6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop d7→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bf4 — bishop c1→f4. Opponent replies Bg6 (bishop e8→g6).
3. Best move: Qe3 — queen e4→e3. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen c7→f4, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Qxf4 — queen e3→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame, quiet move, trapped piece. The key move is Bf4.

Position data

FEN: 2kr4/ppqbb2p/2p1P3/6r1/2NPQ3/2P4P/PP4P1/R1B3K1 b - - 0 25

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