Chess Puzzle #LQar2 — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2188 · Expert · equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen d1; rook h1; bishops d2/f1; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f5/f8; knights a1/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc2 — knight a1→c2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move. The key move exf5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/ppp1pppp/5n2/3p1b2/3PP3/2N2NP1/PP1BKP1P/n2Q1B1R b kq - 0 8

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