Chess Puzzle #4peEb — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1453 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights a3/h3; pawns a2/b3/c2/c5/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights a5/g8; pawns a7/b7/c4/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb3 — pawn c4→b3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop c1→g5. Opponent replies Bxh3 (bishop c8→h3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop g5→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move is Bg5.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1nr/ppp2ppp/5q2/n1P1p3/2p1P3/NP3P1N/P1P3PP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 8

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