Chess Puzzle #bA0hm — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishops a2/c3; knight f7; pawns b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a7/h8; bishops c6/f8; knights b8/h6; pawns a5/c5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight h6→f7, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxe6 — bishop a2→e6, captures pawn. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
3. Best move: Bxf7+ — bishop e6→f7, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook a7→f7, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Qe5+ — queen h5→e5, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attack on f2/f7, exposed king, long, middlegame. The key move Bxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1n1qkb1r/r4Npp/2b1p2n/p1p4Q/4P3/2BP4/BPP3PP/R4RK1 b k - 0 19

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