Chess Puzzle #eFtIy — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1855 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishop f7; knight d2; pawns a2/b4/c3/d3/e3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king e7; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen h4→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king e7→f7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: r6r/ppp1kBp1/2np1n1p/4p3/1P2P1bq/2PPP1P1/P2N1Q1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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