Chess Puzzle #B6Jg8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1694 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen g5; rooks d1/e1; bishop d3; knight h3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b5/c5/e7/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxd8 — rook d1→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move Bxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/1b2pp2/p1n2np1/1pp3Qp/8/2PB1P1N/PP4PP/1K1RR3 b - - 2 18

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