Chess Puzzle #KIm3K — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1426 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/d5; bishops c1/f5; pawns a4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks e8/f8; bishop b6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen h3→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be6+ — bishop f5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe6 (rook e8→e6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxh5 — rook d5→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Be6+.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/ppp3pp/1bn2p2/3R1B2/P7/2Q3Pq/5P1P/R1B3K1 b - - 4 26

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.