Chess Puzzle #PeLu9 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1833 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen f8; rook e8; bishops d6/d7; knight d3; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Opponent replies Nxd6 (knight f5→d6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Bxg4 — bishop d7→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 4rq1k/pppb1ppp/3b4/5N2/3P2Q1/2Pn2PP/PP4BK/R4R2 w - - 1 26

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