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

Rating 1360 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, hanging piece, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook e1; bishop e3; knight a5; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rook d5; bishop c3; pawns a6/c5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb1 — rook e1→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxa5 — bishop c3→a5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, hanging piece, one move. The key move Bxa5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5p1p/p5p1/N1pr4/8/2b1B3/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 24

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