Chess Puzzle #L8NkM — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1501 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/e3; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e5; knights g4/h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen d8→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop e3→g5. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen h4→g5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxg5 — queen d2→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Bg5.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/pp3p1p/2pp2p1/3Pb2n/2P1P1n1/2NBB2P/PP1QN1P1/R4RK1 b - - 0 13

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