Chess Puzzle #SzDut — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2074 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen c1; rooks a1/e1; bishops d3/g3; knight f4; pawns a4/b2/c2/d5/e4/f2/f3. Black: king e8; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/h4; knights b8/g8; pawns a6/b4/c7/d6/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen h5→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be2 — bishop d3→e2. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen f3→e4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bb5+ — bishop e2→b5, gives check. Opponent replies axb5 (pawn a6→b5, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e1→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Be2.

Position data

FEN: rn2k1nr/1bp2p2/p2pp3/3P3q/Pp2PN1b/3B1PB1/1PP2P2/R1Q1R1K1 b kq - 6 17

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