Chess Puzzle #fKsLR — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1912 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook g4; bishop e1; pawns a2/b3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e2; rook a8; knight g6; pawns a3/d5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa2 — queen e2→a2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies Qb1 (queen a2→b1).
  3. Best move: fxg6 — pawn f5→g6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/5pp1/6np/3p4/5PR1/pP4QP/P3q1P1/4B1K1 b - - 2 32

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