Chess Puzzle #2m6Zx — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1800 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rook a1; bishops c1/c4; knights c3/c5; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights b8/f1; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e8→e1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop c1→g5. Opponent replies Qe5 (queen f6→e5).
  3. Best move: Rxe1 — rook a1→e1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Bg5.

Position data

FEN: rnb1r1k1/ppp2ppp/5q2/2NP4/2B5/2NQ4/PP4PP/R1B2nK1 b - - 0 14

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