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

Rating 1954 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen c3; rooks d1/h1; knights c5/g4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/h5. Black: king c7; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knight d7; pawns a4/b7/c6/d5/e6/e7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc5 — knight d7→c5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: dxc5 — pawn d4→c5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qb5 (queen b6→b5).
  3. Best move: Qxg7 — queen c3→g7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move dxc5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r6r/1pknp1b1/1qp1p3/2Np3P/p2P2N1/2Q5/PPP2P2/2KR3R b - - 1 22

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