Chess Puzzle #X8hc4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1964 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; bishops d4/g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop d4→e5. Opponent replies Rfe1 (rook f1→e1).
  3. Best move: Bxf4 — bishop e5→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp2pp1/2p5/7p/2BbP1b1/2N1BQPq/PPP2P2/R4RK1 w - - 2 15

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