Chess Puzzle #JqH4a — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1800 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h3; queen h4; rooks f1/f2; bishop g5; pawns a2/b2/f5/g4. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f6; bishop g7; pawns a6/c4/c7/d5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf7 — rook f6→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxg6 — pawn f5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f2→f7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move fxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/2p3bp/p4rp1/3pqPB1/2p3PQ/7K/PP3R2/5R2 b - - 8 34

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