Chess Puzzle #5HMsX — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1535 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop f3; pawns a4/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen h6; rooks d8/h8; bishop g7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e7/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen h6→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg4 — bishop f3→g4. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen e6→g4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Bg4.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp1ppbp/2n4q/8/P7/1QP2B1P/1P3PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 14

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