Chess Puzzle #LHVF8 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1424 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b6/e1; pawns d5/g2/h3. Black: king h7; rooks a7/a8; bishop d6; knight e4; pawns c4/f5/g6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen d3→c4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5+ — bishop d6→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Qxc5 (queen c4→c5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxc5 — knight e4→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Bc5+.

Position data

FEN: r7/r6k/1R1b2pp/3P1p2/2p1n3/3Q3P/6P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 35

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