Chess Puzzle #2ic5A — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rook f1; bishop g5; pawns a3/c5/f5/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks a8/f8; bishop g6; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight e7→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g4→f5, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxf5 (bishop g6→f5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Bf6 — bishop g5→f6. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen e6→f6, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Qxf6 — queen h6→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, fork, long, middlegame, quiet move. The key move gxf5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp1np2/4q1bQ/2P2PB1/6P1/P7/7P/5RK1 b - - 0 27

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