Chess Puzzle #AJCBo — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1914 · Advanced · advantage, collinear, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks e1/f1; bishops c1/f3; pawns a2/c2/c4/d3/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d8; rooks b8/g8; bishop b7; knights d7/g4; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/e6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be4+ — bishop f3→e4, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe4 (bishop b7→e4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, collinear, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Be4+.

Position data

FEN: 1r1q2r1/pb1n1p1k/1p2pP1p/2p5/2Pp2nQ/3P1B2/P1P3PP/2B1RRK1 b - - 0 22

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