Chess Puzzle #6uyKu — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; rooks d1/f1; bishop b5; knights b3/d5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/f4/h2. Black: king g8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/e6; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bxd5+ — bishop e6→d5, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd5 (rook d1→d5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Nf4+ — knight g6→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Kf3 (king g2→f3).
4. Best move: Nxd5 — knight f4→d5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, fork, long, master, middlegame. The key move Bxd5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3p2/1b2b1np/1B1N2p1/5P2/1NP5/PP3PKP/3R1R2 w - - 1 20

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