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

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rook d1; bishop a7; knight b3; pawns b2/c6/d5/h2. Black: king b7; queen f7; rook d8; bishop f6; knight e5; pawns b6/c7/d6/f4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxa7 — king b7→a7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Kc2 — king b1→c2. Opponent replies Nxc6 (knight e5→c6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: dxc6 — pawn d5→c6, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxb2 (bishop f6→b2, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Kxb2 — king c2→b2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Kc2.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/Bkp2q1p/1pPp1bp1/3Pn3/5p2/1N6/1P2Q2P/1K1R4 b - - 0 35

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