Chess Puzzle #ICdSL — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks c1/f1; bishop e3; knight d2; pawns a4/b2/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e6; bishops b7/g7; pawns a6/b6/e4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Opponent replies exf6 (pawn e5→f6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e6→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, master, middlegame, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r2q2k1/1b3pbp/pp2r1p1/4P3/P2Pp1Q1/4B2P/1P1N2P1/2R2RK1 w - - 0 22

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