Chess Puzzle #3wjPx — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1271 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rook f1; bishops c1/g2; knight d5; pawns f2/g4/h3. Black: king b8; queen g6; rooks d8/e8; bishop d6; pawns a6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa6 — queen a4→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bh2+ — bishop d6→h2, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh2 (king g1→h2, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxa6 — queen g6→a6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Bh2+.

Position data

FEN: 1k1rr3/2p2ppp/p2b2q1/3N4/Q5P1/7P/5PB1/2B2RK1 w - - 0 21

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