Chess Puzzle #28R0n — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks e1/g1; bishops e3/h3; knight e6; pawns a3/b2/c3/h2. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks f7/f8; bishop c5; knight e4; pawns a4/b7/d5/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen b6→e6, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxc5 — bishop e3→c5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxc5 (knight e4→c5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen e2→e6, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxe6 (knight c5→e6, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxe6 — rook e1→e6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move Bxc5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1p3rpp/1q2N3/2bp1p2/p3n3/P1P1B2B/1P2Q2P/4R1RK b - - 0 28

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