Chess Puzzle #27yzV — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1300 · Intermediate · advantage, master, middlegame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; bishops f3/g1; knight e3; pawns b5/c6/d3/f4/h3. Black: king g6; queen f6; rooks a1/c8; bishop g7; pawns b6/d6/f5/g3/h4. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook c8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bh5+ — bishop f3→h5, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g6→h7).
  3. Best move: Bxe8 — bishop h5→e8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short, skewer. The key move is Bh5+.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/6b1/1pPp1qk1/1P3p2/5P1p/3PNBpP/4Q3/r5BK b - - 0 38

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