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

Rating 2106 · Expert · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c2; queen d2; bishop b3; knights f2/g5; pawns a2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a3; rooks d8/e5; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Opponent replies c4 (pawn c5→c4).
  3. Best move: Bxc4 — bishop b3→c4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Nxf7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/pp3ppp/2p2n2/4r1N1/3P4/qBP5/P1KQ1NPP/8 b - - 2 23

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