Chess Puzzle #5FASJ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks b1/f1; bishop d2; knight e5; pawns a4/b5/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b6/d4/e6/g7/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen e4→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bc5 — bishop d6→c5. Opponent replies Qxc5 (queen d4→c5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: bxc5 — pawn b6→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Bc5.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/p5p1/1p1bpq2/1P2N2p/P2pQP2/3P4/3B2PP/1R3RK1 w - - 3 25

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