Chess Puzzle #rJO2X — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks e1/f1; bishop c3; pawns a3/b3/c4/d5/f4/h2. Black: king f5; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop d6; knights e4/g8; pawns a6/b6/c5/g4. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rh3 — rook h8→h3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Be5 — bishop c3→e5. Opponent replies Nf6 (knight g8→f6).
3. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop e5→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Kxf6 (king f5→f6, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e1→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: r5nr/4q3/pp1b4/2pP1k2/2P1nPp1/PPB5/2Q4P/4RRK1 b - - 1 31

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