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

Position

White: king g1; queen a1; rook f1; bishop e3; knight c1; pawns b3/c3/c4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a6; rook a8; bishop g7; knight f6; pawns a2/c5/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qa3 — queen a6→a3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rf2 — rook f1→f2. Opponent replies Ne4 (knight f6→e4).
3. Best move: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxc3 (bishop g7→c3, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qxa2 — queen a1→a2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Rf2.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/4ppbp/q2p1np1/2p5/2P5/1PP1BP1P/p5P1/Q1N2RK1 b - - 0 27

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