Chess Puzzle #MT9MT — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rook b7; bishop c4; pawns a3/d4/e3/f2. Black: king f6; queen h2; rook a8; bishop f5; knight d5; pawns a4/c6/e4/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kg5 — king f6→g5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: f4+ — pawn f2→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen h2→f4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: exf4+ — pawn e3→f4, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move exf4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r7/1R6/2p2kp1/3n1b2/p1BPp3/P3P3/2Q2P1q/2K5 b - - 1 31

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