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

Rating 1543 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f3; bishops g2/g5; pawns a2/c4/e5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishop a6; knight d5; pawns a7/c6/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen c5→c4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf1 — bishop g2→f1. Opponent replies Qb4 (queen c4→b4).
  3. Best move: Bxa6 — bishop f1→a6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, skewer. The key move is Bf1.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p2p1ppp/b1p1p3/2qnP1B1/2P2P2/5RP1/P5BP/R2Q3K b - - 0 16

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