Chess Puzzle #kfkiu — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2494 · Master · crushing, master, middlegame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king b1; rooks d8/f1; bishop c4; knights c1/f7; pawns a2/c2/g4/h2. Black: king e7; queen c3; rook h8; bishop e3; pawns a4/b4/c6/g7/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh8 — rook d8→h8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bd4 — bishop e3→d4. Opponent replies Re1+ (rook f1→e1, gives check).
  3. Best move: Qxe1 — queen c3→e1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is Bd4.

Position data

FEN: 3R3r/4kNp1/2p5/8/ppB3Pp/2q1b3/P1P4P/1KN2R2 w - - 3 31

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