Chess Puzzle #8Kp3A — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/g1; bishop c1; knights c3/e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f5/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxe5 (knight d7→e5, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen h5→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move fxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pp1npppp/4b3/2p1NP1Q/8/2NP4/PPP4P/R1B1K1R1 b Qkq - 0 12

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