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

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/e1; bishop a2; knight f4; pawns a4/c4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c2; rooks c8/d8; bishops c5/f5; pawns a5/c6/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxc4 — pawn d5→c4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bb1 — bishop a2→b1. Opponent replies Qb3 (queen c2→b3).
3. Best move: Qxb3 — queen g3→b3, captures queen. Opponent replies cxb3 (pawn c4→b3, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxf5 — bishop b1→f5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, long, middlegame. The key move is Bb1.

Position data

FEN: 2rr2k1/5pp1/2p4p/p1bp1b2/P1P2N2/6QP/B1q2PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 25

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