Chess Puzzle #i7TF7 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2187 · Expert · capturing the defender, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/f1; bishops c1/c2; pawns a2/b4/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/e2; bishops b6/d7; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight g6→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf4 — bishop c1→f4, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen g5→f4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxe2 — queen d3→e2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

capturing the defender, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Bxf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp1b1pp1/1bp3np/3p2q1/1P1P4/3Q3P/P1B1rPP1/2BR1RK1 b - - 1 23

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