Chess Puzzle #GxR4C — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1789 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights c5/e7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf6 — bishop g5→f6.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move is Bf6.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/2q1np2/p3p3/1pnpP1Bp/8/P1N2Q1P/1PP2PP1/R4RK1 b kq - 1 18

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