Chess Puzzle #kCIBS — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1817 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e3/f1; bishop d3; knight c3; pawns a2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen c5; rooks d8/e8; bishops b7/g7; pawns a6/c7/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen c5→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf5+ — bishop d3→f5, gives check. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxc3 — rook e3→c3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Bf5+.

Position data

FEN: 2krr3/1bp2pbp/p5p1/2qPp3/8/2NBR3/P3Q1PP/5RK1 b - - 1 22

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