Chess Puzzle #IQXH9 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1746 · Advanced · advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king e3; bishops c1/c2; pawns a4/b5/d4/e5/g5/h6. Black: king e7; bishops c3/c4; pawns a5/b6/d5/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be1 — bishop c3→e1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop c2→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short. The key move Bxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/4k2p/1p2p1pP/pP1pP1P1/P1bP4/2b1K3/2B5/2B5 b - - 3 51

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