Chess Puzzle #2e7lV — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1214 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, discovered attack, discovered check, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; rook e1; knight g4; pawns a5/e5/f2/f5. Black: king h7; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; pawns a6/d4/d6/g5/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f6+ — pawn f5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
  3. Best move: fxe7 — pawn f6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, discovered attack, discovered check, endgame, short. The key move is f6+.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/4q1pk/p2p4/P3PPpp/3p2N1/3Q4/5PK1/4R3 b - - 0 36

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