Chess Puzzle #JA2Lh — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1402 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king f4; knight e5; pawns a3/b2/c4/f6/g3. Black: king h2; bishop e8; pawns a4/b6/c5/c7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king h2→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f7 — pawn f6→f7. Opponent replies Bxf7 (bishop e8→f7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxf7 — knight e5→f7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short, trapped piece. The key move is f7.

Position data

FEN: 4b3/2p5/1p3P2/2p1N2p/p1P2Kp1/P5P1/1P5k/8 b - - 1 45

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