Chess Puzzle #gzUu4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1844 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king d1; queen e3; rook h1; bishops f1/g5; pawns a2/c2/c3/d3/e4/f4/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/g6; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nbd7 — knight b8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies Qxa2 (queen e6→a2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: fxg6 — pawn f5→g6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: rn2k3/ppp2p2/3pqnr1/4p1B1/4PP1P/2PPQ3/P1P3P1/3K1B1R b q - 0 15

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