Chess Puzzle #ZHuh5 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen h4; rook f4; bishop e2; knight g5; pawns d5/e4. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; pawns a6/b3/d6/g6/h3. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg7 — queen f6→g7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nf7 — knight g5→f7. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen g7→f7, captures knight).
3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f4→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Nf7.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r1k1/8/p2p1qp1/3P2N1/4PR1Q/1p5p/4B2K/8 b - - 0 36

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