Chess Puzzle #75ERt — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1511 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen g5; rook d1; bishop g2; knights c3/d4; pawns a4/b2/c2/e4/f5/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a7/c8; knight g6; pawns a6/b7/d6/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen c7→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Qxf6+ (queen e7→f6, captures pawn, gives check).
  3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen g5→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/bpq2p2/p2pp1n1/5PQ1/P2NP3/2N3P1/1PP3BP/3R1K2 b - - 0 22

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