Chess Puzzle #wp0UD — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2359 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a2/f1; bishops d2/g4; knight f4; pawns a3/c2/c3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks e8/f8; bishops a5/d7; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen f5→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxd2 (bishop a5→d2, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Bxe6+ — bishop g4→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop d7→e6, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Qxg5 — queen g3→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Bxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/pp1b2pp/4p3/b2pPq2/2pn1NB1/P1P3Q1/R1PB2PP/5RK1 b - - 1 20

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