Chess Puzzle #Fu58f — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook a1; bishops c2/g3; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/d5/f2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e3; knights b6/h5; pawns a6/b5/d6/e5/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ng7 — knight h5→g7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Bg5 (bishop e3→g5).
3. Best move: Qe4 — queen g4→e4. Opponent replies Qxc2 (queen c7→c2, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Qxc2 — queen e4→c2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2q2p2/pn1p3p/1p1PpP1n/6Q1/1P2b1B1/P1BN1PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 22

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