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

Rating 1543 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d1; bishop c1; knight e4; pawns a5/b4/d6/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; bishop d4; knight e6; pawns a6/b7/f5/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f5→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, one move. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p1q4/p2Pn2p/P4pp1/1P1bNP2/6P1/6KP/2BQ4 b - - 2 36

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