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

Position

White: king g2; queen c2; bishop b3; pawns a2/d6/e7/f5/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen e3; rook d8; bishop b2; pawns a5/c3/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxd6 — rook d8→d6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Be6 — bishop b3→e6. Opponent replies Rxe6 (rook d6→e6, captures bishop).
3. Best move: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen e3→e6, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qf5 — queen c2→f5.

Tactical themes

clearance, crushing, endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is Be6.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/4P1pp/3P4/p4P2/8/1Bp1q1P1/PbQ3KP/8 b - - 0 33

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