Chess Puzzle #BEPCt — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2692 · Master · crushing, discovered attack, intermezzo, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; queen d1; rook h1; bishop d3; knight b1; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop f6; pawns a7/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bh7+ — bishop d3→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king g8→h7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: hxg5+ — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
  4. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g5→f6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, intermezzo, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move hxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p4pp1/4pb1p/q1p3P1/3P3P/2PB4/P4P2/1NKQ3R b - - 0 19

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