Chess Puzzle #Fn88t — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; knight b4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/h2/h3. Black: king h6; queen f5; bishop e4; pawns a6/b5/c4/g5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxa6 — knight b4→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bf3 — bishop e4→f3. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen e3→f3, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxf3 — queen f5→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is Bf3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p6k/1p3qp1/1Np1b3/2P1Q2P/PP3P1P/6K1 w - - 2 39

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