Chess Puzzle #7946f — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1765 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king f3; bishops d3/e3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/e5/g5/h6. Black: king d7; bishop e7; knight d8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc6 — knight d8→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short. The key move Bxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3n4/pppkb2p/4p1pP/3pP1P1/3P4/1PPBBK2/P7/8 b - - 2 27

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