Chess Puzzle #XWZwU — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f2; queen d1; rooks c1/e1; bishop f3; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/c3/d4/e3/g2. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks c8/f8; bishop h2; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rfe8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Opponent replies e5 (pawn e6→e5).
3. Best move: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is g3.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/5pp1/p3pn1p/1p1p4/1PqP4/P1P1PB2/4NKPb/2RQR3 b - - 2 21

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