Chess Puzzle #Gs9FY — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1583 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook d1; bishops b4/g2; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/c5/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a5 — pawn a7→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6. Opponent replies Bxc6 (bishop b7→c6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxe7 — bishop b4→e7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is c6.

Position data

FEN: r1q2rk1/pbp1bppp/1p2p3/2P5/1B6/2P2NP1/P1Q1PPBP/3R2K1 b - - 0 17

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