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

Rating 2243 · Expert · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d6/h1; bishop e3; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks a8/e8; bishop f6; knight b8; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh6 — bishop e3→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop f6→e5. Opponent replies Rd5 (rook d6→d5).
  3. Best move: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: rn2r1k1/5pp1/p2R1b1p/1pN5/4P3/4BP2/PPP3PP/2K4R w - - 0 18

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