Chess Puzzle #4NFJk — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1964 · Advanced · advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen c7; rooks b1/g3; bishops d3/f4; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c4/d5/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks b6/e8; bishops d4/h5; pawns a7/c5/f7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh6 — bishop f4→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop d4→e5. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen c7→e5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxe5 — rook e8→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/p1Q2p2/1r4pp/2pP3b/2Pb1B1q/P1NB2RP/1P4K1/1R6 w - - 3 25

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