Chess Puzzle #6rJD7 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen c3; rooks e1/h1; bishop f4; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g4/h2. Black: king e8; queen g7; rooks d5/h8; bishop f6; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nh6 — knight g8→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Opponent replies Bxg5 (bishop f6→g5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Bxg5 — bishop f4→g5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: 4k1nr/pp4qp/2p1pbp1/3rN3/5BP1/2Q5/PP3P1P/4RK1R b k - 3 19

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