Chess Puzzle #APY41 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1487 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, interference, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rook d1; bishop g2; pawns a4/b5/d5/e4/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook c3; bishop d7; pawns a7/b7/d4/d6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d6→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxc3 — queen b4→c3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, interference, short. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp1b3p/3p1qp1/1P1P4/PQ1pPP2/2r5/6BP/3R2K1 b - - 2 26

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