Chess Puzzle #VQcJR — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks c1/h1; bishops d2/e2; knight c6; pawns f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e5; knight d7; pawns b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen e7→d6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bb4 — bishop d2→b4.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move is Bb4.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/3nqppp/2N1p3/1p1pb3/8/3Q3P/3BBP2/2R1K2R b K - 3 24

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