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

Rating 1836 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; knight g4; pawns a4/b3/c2/d3/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight g6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Bxg4 (bishop c8→g4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: fxe7 — pawn f6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp2qppp/3p2n1/2p2P2/P2pP1N1/1P1P2Q1/2P3PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 19

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