Chess Puzzle #3S0ZA — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1708 · Advanced · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop e7; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/a4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights e5/g4; pawns a6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf3+ — knight e5→f3, captures knight, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Be6 (bishop c8→e6).
  3. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop e7→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move gxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/2p1Bppp/p4q2/4n3/P5n1/5N2/P4PPP/RN1QR1K1 b kq - 0 15

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