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

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks c3/g1; bishops c2/d2; knight d4; pawns b5/c4/e3/f4/h5. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g6; knights c5/e4; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight e4→c3, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxc3 — bishop d2→c3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move Bxc3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p1q2ppp/1p2p1b1/1Pn4P/2PNnP2/2R1P3/2BBQ3/4K1R1 b - - 0 22

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