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

Rating 1979 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks c1/d1; bishops d4/g2; knight c3; pawns a5/b2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/c8; bishops f7/g7; knights d5/f6; pawns a7/c6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen c7→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop d4→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxf6 (knight d5→f6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxd7 — rook d1→d7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Bxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/p1q2bb1/2p2n1p/P2n2p1/Q2B4/2N3P1/1P3PBP/2RR2K1 b - - 9 31

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