Chess Puzzle #Gufgt — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1404 · Intermediate · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/g2; pawns a2/c5/d5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c7; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen d2→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop c7→e5. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen d4→e5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppb2ppp/6n1/1qPP4/8/6P1/PB1Q1PBP/2R2RK1 w - - 3 23

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