Chess Puzzle #ACnNs — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen f3; rook f1; knight h5; pawns a4/b2/c4/d3/f5/g5. Black: king h6; queen e7; rooks c6/g8; pawns a6/b7/c5/e5/f6/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f6→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies e4 (pawn e5→e4).
3. Best move: Qh3 — queen f3→h3. Opponent replies Qe6 (queen e7→e6).
4. Best move: Rf5 — rook f1→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen e6→f5, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qxf5 — queen h3→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, endgame, quiet move, very long. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/1p2qp2/p1r2p1k/2p1pPPN/P1P5/3P1Q2/1P5K/5R2 b - - 0 39

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