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

Position

White: king h2; queen f4; rooks c1/e1; pawns a4/b3/c2/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks e5/f8; bishop f5; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e5→e7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: b4 — pawn b3→b4. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook e7→e1, captures rook).
3. Best move: bxc5 — pawn b4→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is b4.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p3p1p/p1p3p1/2qprb2/P4Q2/1P3P1P/2P3PK/2R1R3 b - - 4 29

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