Chess Puzzle #AEA73 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2245 · Expert · en passant, equality, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks f1/g4; pawns a3/b4/d4/e5/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f8; rooks c7/c8; bishop e7; pawns a6/b5/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop e7→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f3→f6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen f8→f6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

en passant, equality, long, middlegame, pin. The key move exf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2qk1/2r1bpp1/p1p4p/1p2P3/1P1P2RP/P4QP1/8/5RK1 b - - 2 32

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