Chess Puzzle #LtgWO — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen b1; bishop c1; knight f4; pawns b3/e5/f2/g3/h4. Black: king f7; queen d4; bishop e7; knight c4; pawns a7/d5/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c4→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bb2 — bishop c1→b2. Opponent replies Qe4+ (queen d4→e4, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen b1→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d5→e4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxe5 — bishop b2→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long. The key move is Bb2.

Position data

FEN: 8/p3bkpp/4p3/3pPp2/2nq1N1P/1P4P1/5PK1/1QB5 b - - 0 35

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