Chess Puzzle #32YuA — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1773 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg6+ — bishop d3→g6, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d1→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Bg6+.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pppp1ppp/8/3qp3/8/2PBP3/PP4PP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 0 13

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