Chess Puzzle #ojlsm — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1852 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e8; rook d8; bishop f8; pawns a6/b5/c7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc7 — knight d5→c7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5+ — bishop f8→c5, gives check. Opponent replies d4 (pawn d2→d4).
  3. Best move: Qxh8 — queen e8→h8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Bc5+.

Position data

FEN: 2krqb1Q/2p4p/p5p1/1p1N4/8/8/PPPP2PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 17

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