Chess Puzzle #Itc40 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1992 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/g5; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxe7 — bishop g5→e7, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxd2 (knight e4→d2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxc5 — bishop e7→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Bxe7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p3bppp/2p1pn2/2q3B1/3pP3/1B3P2/PPPQ2PP/RN3RK1 b kq - 0 13

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