Chess Puzzle #6MYYF — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1890 · Advanced · capturing the defender, discovered attack, discovered check, equality, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks g1/h1; bishops c4/f4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/f2/h4. Black: king h7; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/g4; knights c5/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e5+ — pawn e4→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king h7→h8).
  3. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen e7→f6, captures pawn).
  4. Best move: Rxg4 — rook g1→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

capturing the defender, discovered attack, discovered check, equality, long, middlegame. The key move is e5+.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/ppp1q1pk/3b1n2/2nPp3/2B1PBbP/2N5/PPQ2P2/2K3RR b - - 0 16

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