Chess Puzzle #nmla5 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2240 · Expert · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks f1/f2; pawns b4/c3/d5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king b7; queen g7; rook g4; knight b8; pawns b6/c7/e4/e5/f5/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Opponent replies Qd3 (queen c4→d3).
  3. Best move: exf2+ — pawn e3→f2, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short. The key move exf2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1n6/1kp3q1/1p6/3Ppp2/1PQ1pPr1/2P3Pp/5R1P/5RK1 w - - 4 31

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