Chess Puzzle #5MbZb — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rooks b1/e1; bishops d2/h3; pawns a2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; bishops b2/c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e2/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop b2→e5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen g5→e7).
3. Best move: Qxe7 — queen c5→e7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe7 (rook e8→e7, captures queen).
4. Best move: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame. The key move is f4.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r1k1/pp5p/2p1p1p1/2Qp2q1/8/4P2B/Pb1BpPPP/1R2R1K1 b - - 1 19

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