Chess Puzzle #sh7K4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1895 · Advanced · advantage, attraction, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/e3; bishop a2; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f4/g5/h3. Black: king g8; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/h4; knight d7; pawns a4/b4/c5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ra7 — rook a8→a7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf7+ — bishop a2→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king g8→f7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nd6+ — knight e4→d6, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Bxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1b1n1ppp/8/2p3P1/pp2NP1b/P2PR2P/BPP5/2KR4 b - - 2 23

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