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

Rating 1400 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king d2; queen f3; rooks c1/h3; bishop g3; knight d4; pawns b2/c3/f2/g4/h5. Black: king g8; queen h7; rooks c8/e8; bishop b3; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight d7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxe5 — bishop g3→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d6→e5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxb3 — knight d4→b3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Bxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/p2n1ppq/1p1p3p/7P/3N2P1/1bP2QBR/1P1K1P2/2R5 b - - 2 26

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