Chess Puzzle #2HEnc — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 865 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, kingside attack, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen h1; rook d1; bishop h3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f3/h5. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/e8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh5 — queen f5→h5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be6+ — bishop h3→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe6 (rook e8→e6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxh5 — queen h1→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, kingside attack, short. The key move is Be6+.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/ppp3p1/3p3p/5q1P/3p4/3P1P1B/PPP5/1K1R3Q b - - 1 21

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