Chess Puzzle #0LsCQ — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f2; queen f3; rook h1; bishop b2; knight d6; pawns a2/c4/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop c8→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies Bxf5 (bishop e6→f5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Nxf5 — knight d6→f5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp4p1/2pN1pq1/8/2P2P2/5Q2/PB3KP1/7R b - - 1 22

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