Chess Puzzle #buqEC — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks d1/e1; bishop g4; knight e5; pawns a2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen e8; rooks a8/f6; bishop c8; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen b3→d5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be6 — bishop c8→e6. Opponent replies Qxb7 (queen d5→b7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Be6.

Position data

FEN: r1b1q2k/pp4pp/5r2/3nNp2/6B1/1Q4P1/P6P/3RR2K w - - 0 28

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