Chess Puzzle #UgjdH — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2184 · Expert · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks b1/c1; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/d3/e3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; bishop g7; knight g8; pawns a6/c5/d6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf6 — knight g8→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b4 — pawn b3→b4. Opponent replies Kd7 (king c8→d7).
  3. Best move: bxc5 — pawn b4→c5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is b4.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2nr/2q2pbp/p2pp1p1/2p5/N3P3/1P1PP1QP/P5P1/1RR3K1 b - - 1 17

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