Chess Puzzle #4m5pE — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1433 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop b1; knights c6/d3; pawns a3/b2/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishops a5/h7; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f6/f7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd3 — bishop h7→d3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd3 — queen c2→d3, captures bishop. Opponent replies cxd3 (pawn c4→d3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxc5 — rook c1→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxd3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/5p1b/p1N1pp1p/bpq5/2p5/P2NPP2/1PQ3PP/1BR2RK1 b - - 0 22

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