Chess Puzzle #mVW5x — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1976 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rooks d1/h3; bishop g5; pawns a2/c2/e5/f2/h4. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b2/b7/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7+ — queen d3→d7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king e8→f8).
  3. Best move: Bxe7+ — bishop g5→e7, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Bxe7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/pp3pp1/2n1p1p1/q3P1B1/7P/3Q3R/PpP2P2/1K1R4 b kq - 1 17

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