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

Rating 1764 · Advanced · advantage, en passant, opening, pin, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/e5/f2/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O-O — king e8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bh3 — bishop f1→h3. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f7→f5).
  3. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, en passant, opening, pin, short. The key move is Bh3.

Position data

FEN: r3kbnr/pppq1p2/2n5/3pP2p/5P2/2P1PQ2/PP1N1P1P/R3KB1R b KQkq - 2 10

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