Chess Puzzle #4RIXd — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1118 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen e5; rooks a1/f2; bishop f3; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/c3/d4/g4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishop g5; knight d6; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen d8→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc6+ — bishop f3→c6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king e8→f8).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f2→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Bc6+.

Position data

FEN: 1r1qk2r/2p2pp1/p2np3/1p2Q1b1/1P1P2Pp/P1P2B2/4NRK1/R7 b k - 2 27

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