Chess Puzzle #m4fJM — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2152 · Expert · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c1/f1; bishop g2; knight g5; pawns a4/e5/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; knight d3; pawns a5/c4/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d3→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf4 — queen d2→f4. Opponent replies Rae8 (rook a8→e8).
  3. Best move: Qxf5 — queen f4→f5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qf4.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/5ppp/8/p1qpPbN1/P1p4P/3n2P1/3Q1PB1/2R2RK1 b - - 3 23

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