Chess Puzzle #bge52 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1997 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, en passant, kingside attack, long.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks b1/e1; bishops g1/g2; pawns a2/b3/e2/f5/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks c8/e8; knight h4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf1 — bishop g2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc6+ — queen f6→c6, gives check. Opponent replies e4 (pawn e2→e4).
  3. Best move: dxe3+ — pawn d4→e3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qg2 (queen d2→g2).
  4. Best move: Nxg2 — knight h4→g2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, en passant, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move dxe3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/pp3ppp/5q2/2p2P2/3p2Pn/1P6/P2QP1BP/1R2R1BK w - - 1 26

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