Chess Puzzle #JgVFT — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, fork, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen a4; rooks c1/g1; bishop a5; pawns a2/b2/d3/e2/f2/h2. Black: king b8; queen b6; rooks d8/h3; bishop e7; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e5/f7/g5/g7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa6 — queen b6→a6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc7+ — bishop a5→c7, gives check. Opponent replies Ka8 (king b8→a8).
  3. Best move: Qxa6 — queen a4→a6, captures queen. Opponent replies bxa6 (pawn b7→a6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Bxd8 — bishop c7→d8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, fork, long, middlegame. The key move is Bc7+.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r4/pp1nbpp1/1q6/B2pp1p1/Q7/3P3r/PP2PP1P/2R1K1R1 b - - 3 18

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