Chess Puzzle #PxUKO — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook d8; bishop e5; pawns a2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen c2; rook b5; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook d8→e8. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f6 — pawn f7→f6.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, one move. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: 3R4/p1p2ppk/7p/1r2B2Q/8/7P/P1q2PP1/6K1 w - - 3 29

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