Chess Puzzle #BsXeL — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rooks d1/f1; bishop c1; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen b6; rooks c8/d8; bishop e7; knight e4; pawns a5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nf2+ — knight e4→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook f1→f2, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxf2 — queen b6→f2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf2+.

Position data

FEN: 2rr4/4bppk/1qp1p2p/p2pPP2/2P1n3/1P5Q/P3N1PP/2BR1R1K w - - 3 24

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