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

Rating 1573 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen h6; rook h1; bishop d3; pawns b2/b3/c2/e4/f4/g4. Black: king g8; queen c5; rook f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Opponent replies Nh5 (knight f6→h5).
  3. Best move: Rxh5 — rook h1→h5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p3p1p/p2p1npQ/2q1p3/4PPP1/1P1B4/1PP5/1K5R b - - 0 23

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