Chess Puzzle #Bg5yJ — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/d4/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks c8/h8; bishops d7/f8; pawns b7/d5/f5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c3→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be6 — bishop d7→e6. Opponent replies Qxb7 (queen b3→b7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen a5→d5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxd5 (queen b7→d5, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop e6→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Be6.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/1p1b1ppp/8/q2pPp2/3P4/PQN1PN2/6PP/R4RK1 w k - 4 19

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