Chess Puzzle #5URbj — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1953 · Advanced · equality, master, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen c1; rook e1; bishops a2/h6; knight g3; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/e8; bishops d5/h8; pawns a6/c4/d4/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen d8→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop h6→g5. Opponent replies Qxg3 (queen h4→g3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: fxg3 — pawn f2→g3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, master, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bg5.

Position data

FEN: 2rqr1kb/5p1p/p5pB/3bp3/2pp4/P5NP/BP3PP1/2Q1R1K1 b - - 3 24

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