Chess Puzzle #Ih0dk — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g3/h2. Black: king f7; queen h5; rooks e6/h3; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/g5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rf2 — rook f1→f2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Na5 — knight c6→a5. Opponent replies Qa4 (queen b3→a4).
3. Best move: gxf4 — pawn g5→f4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Na5.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp3kpp/2n1r3/6pq/3P1B2/1QP2PPr/PP5P/R4RK1 w - - 2 25

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