Chess Puzzle #nDG5v — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2367 · Expert · advantage, en passant, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king d1; queen h4; rooks b1/h1; bishops g3/h5; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g5. Black: king g8; queen a4; rooks b8/f8; bishop g6; knights d7/e7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d3/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa2 — queen a4→a2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg4 — bishop h5→g4. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f7→f5).
  3. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g5→f6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rxf6 (rook f8→f6, captures pawn).
  4. Best move: Bxd7 — bishop g4→d7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, en passant, long, middlegame. The key move is Bg4.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/pp1nnpp1/6b1/2p1p1PB/q1P4Q/1P1p2B1/P2N1P2/1R1K3R b - - 0 25

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