Chess Puzzle #j1QPp — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1885 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook f1; bishops c1/g2; knights d6/f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops a1/e6; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen d8→d6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf4 — bishop c1→f4. Opponent replies Qd7 (queen d6→d7).
  3. Best move: Qxa1 — queen d1→a1, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Bf4.

Position data

FEN: r2qk1nr/ppp5/2nNb1pp/5p2/2PP4/1P3NP1/P3PPBP/b1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 11

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