Chess Puzzle #D47Zw — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1627 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e4; rooks d2/h1; bishops b5/g5; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishops e6/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rhd1 — rook h1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf5 — bishop e6→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen e4→f5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Bf5.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/ppq2p1p/2n1b1p1/1B2P1B1/4Q3/5N2/PP1R1PPP/1K5R w k - 0 17

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