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

Rating 1409 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/c6/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf6 — bishop e7→f6. Opponent replies Qf5 (queen e5→f5).
  3. Best move: Bxb2 — bishop f6→b2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, skewer. The key move is Bf6.

Position data

FEN: 1r1q1rk1/1bp1bppp/p1p5/4p3/4Q3/1P1P1N1P/PBP2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 14

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