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

Rating 1768 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen c2; rooks c1/h4; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns a2/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen b4→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxg6 — queen c2→g6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Bxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3pb1/4p1p1/3p4/1q5R/3B1NP1/P1Q2PK1/2R5 b - - 9 23

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