Chess Puzzle #5JvGL — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2002 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/e1; bishops d3/e3; knight g5; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e4/f7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd3 — pawn e4→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bd4 — bishop e3→d4. Opponent replies Qf5 (queen d7→f5).
  3. Best move: Rxe7 — rook e1→e7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Bd4.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/1p1qbp2/p4n1Q/3p2N1/4p3/3BB3/P1P2PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 21

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