Chess Puzzle #ALPgi — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2325 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks e1/g4; bishop f4; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishop f6; knight e8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop f4→g5. Opponent replies Qxb2 (queen d4→b2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop g5→f6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxf6 (knight e8→f6, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Rxg7 — rook g4→g7, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Bg5.

Position data

FEN: r3nr1k/pp3ppp/2p1pb2/4N3/3q1BR1/3P2Q1/PP3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 1 19

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