Chess Puzzle #FjrDk — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1630 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; rooks b3/h1; bishop e3; knight e2; pawns a2/g2/g4/h2. Black: king e8; rooks b8/h8; bishop b4; pawns a5/c2/d6/e4/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a3 — pawn a2→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be1+ — bishop b4→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook h1→e1, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxb3 — rook b8→b3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Be1+.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k2r/5pp1/3p4/p7/1b2p1P1/1R2B3/P1p1NKPP/7R w k - 0 24

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