Chess Puzzle #1drtn — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1332 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/f3/h2. Black: king c8; queen e2; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rdf8 — rook d8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6+ — queen f7→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Kb8 (king c8→b8).
  3. Best move: Bxa7+ — bishop e3→a7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxa7 (king b8→a7, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Qxe2 — queen e6→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, queenside attack. The key move Bxa7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp2Qpp/2nb4/8/8/2P1BP2/PP2qP1P/R4RK1 b - - 2 14

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