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

Rating 1689 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king d2; queen h6; rooks b1/e1; bishops c2/e3; knight g1; pawns b4/c4/d5/f2. Black: king e7; queen h1; rooks a2/f7; bishops e5/g4; knights e8/h2; pawns b7/c7/d6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen h1→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5+ — bishop e3→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king e7→d7).
  3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e1→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Bg5+.

Position data

FEN: 4n3/1pp1kr2/3p3Q/3Pb3/1PP3b1/4B3/r1BK1P1n/1R2R1Nq b - - 0 30

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