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

Position

White: king f1; queen c3; rooks a1/e1; bishop d3; knights a4/g1; pawns a3/b2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen h5; rooks e8/g8; bishops e5/e6; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/d5/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ne2 — knight d4→e2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop d3→e2, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxc3 (bishop e5→c3, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bxh5 — bishop e2→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Bxe2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r1rk/1p3p1p/p3bp2/3pb2q/N2n1P2/P1QB3P/1P4P1/R3RKN1 b - - 0 22

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