Chess Puzzle #E0WM8 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2317 · Expert · advantage, opening, pin, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d4; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights a5/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f4/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen d4→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf4 — bishop c1→f4, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qf6 (queen e5→f6).
  3. Best move: Be5 — bishop f4→e5.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, pin, short. The key move Bxf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b2bnr/ppp3kp/8/n3P1pQ/3qPp2/8/PPP3PP/RNB2R1K b - - 2 11

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