Chess Puzzle #EGjSU — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1817 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks b1/f1; bishops d2/e2; pawns a3/b4/e3/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/e8; bishops d5/g7; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be1 — bishop d2→e1. Opponent replies Qh3 (queen h4→h3).
  3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d1→d5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Be1.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/2p2pb1/pp1p2pp/3b4/1P3PPq/P3P3/3BB2P/1R1Q1RK1 b - - 1 20

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