Chess Puzzle #39AB5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1567 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d5; bishop c5; pawns a3/e3/f4/g3/h4. Black: king b7; rook e8; pawns a6/b5/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re4 — rook e8→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Opponent replies Re8 (rook e4→e8).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g4→f5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1k5p/p7/1pBK1p2/5P1P/P3P1P1/8/8 b - - 1 38

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