Chess Puzzle #412Bj — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1096 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king h2; queen f2; rook f1; bishop g2; knight a4; pawns a3/b3/c2/f5/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks e3/g6; bishop e6; pawns a7/b6/d4/d5/e4/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf6 — rook g6→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen d7→e6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f2→f6, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen e6→f6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move fxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p2q3p/1p2b1r1/3p1P2/N2pp3/PP2r1PP/2P2QBK/5R2 b - - 0 28

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