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

Rating 1714 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king e2; queen f3; rook h4; bishop c3; knight b3; pawns b4/d5/e4/f5/g3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook e8; bishop a7; knight f6; pawns b7/c5/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb4 — pawn c5→b4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bd2 — bishop c3→d2. Opponent replies Qxh4 (queen g5→h4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bd2.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/bpp2ppp/5n2/2pPpPq1/1P2P2R/1NB2QP1/4K3/8 b - - 1 30

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