Chess Puzzle #CFUyJ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook b8; bishop e3; knight f3; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a3; rook f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a5/c6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a5→a4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bc5 — bishop e3→c5. Opponent replies Qc3 (queen a3→c3).
3. Best move: Qxc3 — queen c2→c3, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxc3 (bishop g7→c3, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxf8 — bishop c5→f8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame. The key move is Bc5.

Position data

FEN: 1Rb2rk1/5pbp/2p1p1p1/p7/8/q3BN2/P1Q2PPP/6K1 b - - 2 25

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