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

Rating 1623 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen b3; rooks d1/h1; bishops e2/e3; pawns a2/c4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a7/b7/c5/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf5 — bishop c8→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf3 — bishop e2→f3. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen e4→f3, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Bf3.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp2ppbp/6p1/2p1P3/2P1qP2/1Q2B3/P3B1PP/2KR3R b - - 3 17

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