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

Rating 1570 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen g3; rook c2; bishop g2; knight g6; pawns b3/d3/f2/f5/g5/h4. Black: king h7; queen d7; rooks a7/e8; knight f7; pawns b4/d4/e5/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen d7→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be4 — bishop g2→e4. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen f5→e4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: dxe4 — pawn d3→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Be4.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/r2q1npk/5pNp/4pPP1/1p1p3P/1P1P2Q1/2R2PBK/8 b - - 0 32

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