Chess Puzzle #JZWil — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2208 · Expert · advantage, endgame, hanging piece, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; bishop h3; knight f1; pawns a2/b3/c4/d3/g3/g5. Black: king g8; queen e2; rooks b8/f2; pawns a6/b4/c5/d6/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen e2→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kxf2 — king g1→f2, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen e5→f6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g5→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, hanging piece, short. The key move Kxf2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/7p/p2p1Q2/2p2pP1/1pP5/1P1P2PB/P3qr2/5NK1 b - - 3 31

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