Chess Puzzle #BqoR6 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2214 · Expert · advantage, clearance, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; bishop e3; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd6 — bishop f8→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf4 — bishop e3→f4. Opponent replies Nd4 (knight f5→d4).
  3. Best move: Rxd4 — rook d1→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxd4 (queen e5→d4, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Rd1 — rook f1→d1.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Bf4.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/pp3ppp/4p3/3Nqn2/8/4BQ1P/PP3PP1/3R1RK1 b kq - 1 16

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