Chess Puzzle #GO3KV — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; bishop c1; knight c6; pawns c3/d5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king f8; queen b3; bishop c7; knight c5; pawns a4/c4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bd6 — bishop c7→d6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bf4 — bishop c1→f4. Opponent replies Qb8 (queen b3→b8).
3. Best move: Nxb8 — knight c6→b8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Bf4.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/2b2ppp/2N5/2nP4/p1p4P/1qP5/5PP1/2B1Q1K1 b - - 3 40

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