Chess Puzzle #4P4A6 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, interference, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks b5/d1; knight f3; pawns a2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; pawns a5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc2 — bishop f5→c2. Opponent replies Qa3 (queen a4→a3).
  3. Best move: Bxd1 — bishop c2→d1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, interference, middlegame, short. The key move is Bc2.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2q2ppp/4p3/pR1p1b2/Q2P4/4PN1P/P4PP1/3R2K1 w - - 3 22

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