Chess Puzzle #G5ZZj — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1924 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rook a1; bishops c4/f4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen b6→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb1 — rook a1→b1. Opponent replies Qa3 (queen b2→a3).
  3. Best move: Nd5 — knight c3→d5. Opponent replies Nxd5 (knight f6→d5, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxa3 — queen f3→a3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Rb1.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p3bppp/1qpp1n2/8/2B1PB2/2N2Q1P/PPP3P1/R6K b - - 2 14

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