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

Rating 2004 · Expert · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop b2; knight e4; pawns a4/b3/c2/f3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks c8/f8; bishop b4; knight d4; pawns a5/b7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen g5→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxd4 — bishop b2→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies exd4 (pawn e5→d4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxd4 — rook d1→d4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Bxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1p3ppp/3p4/p3p1q1/Pb1nN1P1/1P3P1P/1BP1Q3/1K1R3R b - - 2 21

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