Chess Puzzle #DFW63 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1574 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rooks g1/g2; bishop c3; pawns b2/b4/d4/e4/f3. Black: king g8; queen a4; rooks c7/f6; bishop d6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Opponent replies Bxe5 (bishop d6→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1pr3pp/p2bpr2/3p1p2/qP1PP3/2B2P1Q/1P4R1/6RK b - - 0 29

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