Chess Puzzle #8RSFP — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1492 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d1; rook f1; bishop g5; knight h6; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f4/h4. Black: king h8; queen e6; rooks c8/g7; knights a5/b3; pawns a7/b7/d5/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg6 — rook g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies Rxg5+ (rook g6→g5, captures bishop, gives check).
  3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/pp4rp/4q2N/n2pP1B1/3P1P1P/Pn6/1P4K1/3Q1R2 b - - 0 32

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