Chess Puzzle #J2tht — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1821 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishop g2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e4/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks b8/f8; knights c4/e7; pawns a6/b4/d6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfc8 — rook f8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bh3 — bishop g2→h3. Opponent replies Nf5 (knight e7→f5).
  3. Best move: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Bh3.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/4npp1/p2pq1p1/6P1/1pnPP2P/3Q4/PPP3B1/2KR3R b - - 0 23

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