Chess Puzzle #9ml6l — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2294 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, quiet move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rook g1; bishop h7; knight g4; pawns a2/b3/c2/d4/e5/h3. Black: king h8; queen e7; rook a8; bishop f8; knight b6; pawns a3/b7/c6/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh6 — knight g4→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5 — pawn g7→g5. Opponent replies Qg6 (queen d3→g6).
  3. Best move: Bxh6 — bishop f8→h6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxh6 (queen g6→h6, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Qxh7 — queen e7→h7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, quiet move. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: r4b1k/1p2q1pB/1np1p2p/4P3/3P2N1/pP1Q3P/P1P5/1K4R1 w - - 2 31

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