Chess Puzzle #3fgMm — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishops e3/f3; knight e1; pawns a2/b5/b7/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen e6; rooks d8/h8; bishops e7/g4; knight e5; pawns a6/c7/d2/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxe1=N — pawn d2→e1, captures knight, promotes to knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bc6 — bishop f3→c6. Opponent replies Qxc6 (queen e6→c6, captures bishop).
3. Best move: bxc6 — pawn b5→c6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is Bc6.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r3r/1Pp1bpp1/p3q3/1P2n2p/Q5b1/4BB2/P2p1PPP/R3NRK1 b - - 0 19

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