Chess Puzzle #LTr8c — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2170 · Expert · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen e5; rooks d1/g1; bishop d3; pawns a2/c4/d6/f2/g6. Black: king e8; queen a4; rooks b8/d4; bishop d8; knight e6; pawns a6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf6 — bishop d8→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d7+ — pawn d6→d7, gives check. Opponent replies Kxd7 (king e8→d7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxb8 — queen e5→b8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is d7+.

Position data

FEN: 1r1bk3/5pp1/p2Pn1P1/4Q3/q1Pr4/3B4/P4P2/3RK1R1 b - - 0 29

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