Chess Puzzle #CR5Ga — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1798 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks c2/e8; bishop b2; knight g6; pawns a2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a6/f7; knight f8; pawns a5/b4/c7/d5/f6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rce2 — rook c2→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f6→f5. Opponent replies Qf3 (queen g4→f3).
  3. Best move: Qxg6 — queen d6→g6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: 4Rnk1/2p2rp1/r2q1pNp/p2p4/1p1P2Q1/8/PBR2PPP/6K1 w - - 6 23

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