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

Rating 1793 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rooks a1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks d8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight c6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen g5→e7).
  3. Best move: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is f4.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pQp2ppp/2n5/6q1/4P3/2P5/PP3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 17

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