Chess Puzzle #49FHd — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1731 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, queenside attack, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops b5/d4; pawns a2/c2/e5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/g4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen e2→g4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3+ — bishop b4→a3, gives check. Opponent replies Kb1 (king c1→b1).
  3. Best move: Qb4+ — queen c3→b4, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, queenside attack, short. The key move is Ba3+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3ppp/4p3/1B1pP3/1b1B2b1/2q5/P1P1QP1P/2KR3R w - - 0 16

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