Chess Puzzle #7nWiN — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rook f1; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2. Black: king h7; queen b8; rook h5; knights e5/g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg8 — queen b8→g8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rf5 — rook f1→f5. Opponent replies Rxf5 (rook h5→f5, captures rook).
3. Best move: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Rf5.

Position data

FEN: 1q6/pp5k/4NQn1/2p1n2r/3pP3/3P4/PPP3P1/5RK1 b - - 2 29

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