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

Rating 1616 · Advanced · crushing, deflection, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d1; rooks c5/c7; bishop b1; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/d4/e5/f2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks a8/f8; bishop a6; pawns a5/b4/d5/e6/f7/g6/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen d1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf1+ — bishop a6→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf1 (king g2→f1, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxf3 — queen f4→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, middlegame, short. The key move is Bf1+.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2R2p2/b3p1p1/p1RpP3/Np1P1q1p/1P6/P4PK1/1B1Q4 w - - 0 36

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