Chess Puzzle #ClD6G — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1539 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks b1/f1; bishop c1; knight e4; pawns a3/b5/c4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks d8/e8; bishops b7/g7; pawns a4/b6/e5/f7/h5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop c1→g5. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen h4→g5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxg5 — knight e4→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bg5.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/1b3pbp/1p6/1P2p2p/p1P1N2q/P4P2/4Q1P1/1RB2RK1 b - - 3 24

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