Chess Puzzle #7eMU2 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1406 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g8; rooks d1/d5; bishop h6; pawns a2/b2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f5; queen c7; rook a8; bishop f8; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/f6/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5+ — bishop f8→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  3. Best move: Rxg8 — rook a8→g8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Bc5+.

Position data

FEN: r4bQ1/2q3p1/p4p1B/1p1Rnk2/5P2/8/PP4PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 27

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