Chess Puzzle #59kwZ — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1663 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/g5; pawns a3/c2/e5/f4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights e6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight e6→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxh7+ — bishop d3→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Ngxh7 (knight g5→h7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d1→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Bxh7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pppp1ppp/4nn2/4P1B1/3q1P1P/P2B4/2P3P1/R2Q1R1K b - - 0 14

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