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

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rooks a1/f1; knight e7; pawns a2/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen b2; rooks d5/f8; bishop a8; pawns b5/d6/e4/f4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight e7→d5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures pawn).
3. Best move: exf3 — pawn e4→f3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, short. The key move is f3.

Position data

FEN: b4r2/4N1kp/Q2p2p1/1p1r4/4pp2/4P3/Pq4PP/R4RK1 w - - 2 31

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