Chess Puzzle #Fa3SV — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook a1; bishop b2; knight c4; pawns a2/b3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rook e8; bishop g6; pawns a5/d6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight c4→d6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Re2 — rook e8→e2. Opponent replies Qf3 (queen f4→f3).
3. Best move: Qxf3 — queen d5→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Re2.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/5pp1/3p2bp/p2q4/2N2Q2/1P5P/PB4P1/R6K w - - 0 26

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