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

Rating 2174 · Expert · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king a1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops d3/g5; pawns a2/b4/c3/e5/f4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a3/c8; knight b8; pawns b7/c6/d5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bf5 (bishop c8→f5).
  3. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/1p3qp1/2p4p/3pP1B1/1P3P1P/b1PB4/P2Q2P1/K2R3R b - - 0 21

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