Chess Puzzle #7FXJG — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1935 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knights b1/d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops d6/g4; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd3 — pawn e4→d3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg2 — bishop f1→g2. Opponent replies Bxf4 (bishop d6→f4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Bg2.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/ppp3pp/3b1n2/3q4/3NpBb1/2PP2P1/PP1Q3P/RN2KB1R b KQkq - 1 12

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