Chess Puzzle #49hYK — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1496 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks c1/f1; bishop c2; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks d8/e8; bishops e6/g7; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb7 — knight c5→b7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bd5 — bishop e6→d5. Opponent replies Qg4 (queen f3→g4).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen h4→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Bd5.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/ppp2pbp/4b1p1/2N5/7q/2P1PQ1P/PPB2PP1/2R2RK1 w - - 7 19

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