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

Position

White: king e4; queen b5; rook e3; bishop c4; pawn f2. Black: king a7; queen g4; bishop f6; pawns a5/b7/d4/g6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf5+ — queen g4→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen b5→f5, captures queen).
3. Best move: gxf5+ — pawn g6→f5, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move gxf5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/kp4p1/5bp1/pQ6/2BpK1q1/4R3/5P2/8 w - - 12 42

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