Chess Puzzle #h2Kad — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2105 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; bishop h6; knights e7/f1; pawns b2/c3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d1; bishops b7/f8; knight d7; pawns b5/c4/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen e5→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Opponent replies Qh4 (queen h5→h4).
  3. Best move: Bxh6 — bishop f8→h6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 5b2/1b1nNppk/7B/1p2Q3/2p1P3/2P2P2/1P4PP/3q1NK1 w - - 5 34

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