Chess Puzzle #LJ11z — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1564 · Intermediate · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen d6; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/g2; knight g1; pawns c4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd7 — bishop c8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5 — bishop e3→c5. Opponent replies Qxc5 (queen a5→c5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxc5 — queen d6→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move is Bc5.

Position data

FEN: rnb1k1nr/pp4pp/2pQ1p2/q3p3/2P5/4B1P1/4PPBP/3R1KNR b kq - 2 13

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