Chess Puzzle #usTgZ — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2253 · Expert · advantage, endgame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king f2; rook e5; bishop c4; pawns a5/d6/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g7; rook b8; bishop f5; pawns a7/d2/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd5 — rook e5→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be6 — bishop f5→e6. Opponent replies Rxd2 (rook d5→d2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxc4 — bishop e6→c4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short, skewer. The key move is Be6.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/p5kp/3P2p1/P3Rb2/2B2P2/6P1/3p1K1P/8 w - - 0 35

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