Chess Puzzle #GWNPJ — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2223 · Expert · endgame, equality, quiet move, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king f3; rook c2; bishops d7/e3; pawns a2/b3/d5/e4. Black: king g7; rook e8; bishop f6; knight c1; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook e8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bb5 — bishop d7→b5. Opponent replies Nxa2 (knight c1→a2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxa2 — rook c2→a2, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, quiet move, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bb5.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/2pB1pk1/1p1p1b1p/p2P2p1/4P3/1P2BK2/P1R5/2n5 b - - 1 35

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