Chess Puzzle #9hEWG — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1964 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/g3; bishop f1; knight f3; pawns a2/c2/d3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c3; pawns a4/b4/b7/d4/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b7→b5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f7→f6).
  3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen d2→h6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/1p3pp1/4p2p/4P3/pp1p1P2/2nP1NR1/P1PQ2PP/R4BK1 b - - 2 22

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