Chess Puzzle #FCmmX — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1702 · Advanced · discovered attack, discovered check, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/f7; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knight d4; pawns b7/c6/d6/e5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf7 — king g8→f7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxe5+ — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king f7→g6).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen a7→d4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, discovered check, equality, middlegame, short. The key move fxe5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/Qpq1bBp1/2pp3p/4p3/3nPP2/P2P3P/1PP3P1/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 17

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