Chess Puzzle #MmBiM — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks h1/h4; bishops a2/e3; knights c3/d4; pawns b3/c2/f3. Black: king f8; queen b6; rooks a8/e8; bishops c5/e6; knights e5/f6; pawns a3/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe6+ — knight d4→e6, captures bishop, gives check. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: fxe6 — pawn f7→e6, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxc5+ (bishop e3→c5, captures bishop, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxc5 — queen b6→c5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move fxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3rk2/5pp1/1q2bn2/2bpn3/3N3R/pPN1BP2/B1PQ4/2K4R w - - 3 27

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