Chess Puzzle #Ogcp5 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2294 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, pin, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king e1; rooks a1/h1; bishop a7; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; rooks d8/e8; bishops b4/e6; pawns c6/c7/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop a7→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg4 — bishop e6→g4. Opponent replies Kf2 (king e1→f2).
  3. Best move: Rxe3 — rook e8→e3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, pin, quiet move, short. The key move is Bg4.

Position data

FEN: 2krr3/B1p3pp/2p1bp2/8/1b3P2/2N5/PPP3PP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 16

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