Chess Puzzle #1V2iY — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king d2; bishops c2/d4. Black: king g2; rook e5; pawns a5/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd5 — rook e5→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be4+ — bishop c2→e4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg3 (king g2→g3).
  3. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop e4→d5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Be4+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/p3r3/3B3p/8/2BK2k1/8 b - - 1 50

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