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

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rook a1; bishop a4; knight c2; pawns a2/b3/c3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks c8/f8; knight f6; pawns a5/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Opponent replies Qg5 (queen g4→g5).
3. Best move: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is f3.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/5ppp/2p2n2/p2p4/B5q1/1PP3P1/P1N2P1P/R4QK1 b - - 2 21

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