Chess Puzzle #Jwp9u — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1550 · Intermediate · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks d1/e1; knights c4/f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen c8; rooks a8/f6; bishop b7; knight f4; pawns a6/c5/c7/e6/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf3 — bishop b7→f3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move gxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1q5/1bp3k1/p3prpp/2p1Q3/2NP1n2/5N2/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 3 25

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