Chess Puzzle #BBAbT — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1528 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; rook d1; bishop b2; pawns a2/b3/d6/d7/e4/f4. Black: king g8; rooks a8/e6; pawns a6/b7/c6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1p1P1p1p/p1pPr1p1/8/4PP2/1P3K2/PB6/3R4 b - - 0 32

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