Chess Puzzle #HJFpk — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1622 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishops b5/g3; knight f3; pawns a4/b3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c3/f5; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bb4 — bishop c3→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc7 — bishop g3→c7. Opponent replies Qxb5 (queen b6→b5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: axb5 — pawn a4→b5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bc7.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp1n1pp1/1q2pn1p/1B1p1b2/P2P4/1Pb1PNB1/5PPP/2RQ1RK1 b - - 1 14

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