Chess Puzzle #sHryt — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2726 · Master · advantage, middlegame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks e1/f1; bishops b3/b4; pawns a2/b2/f4/h4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh4 — knight g6→h4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h6→h5).
  3. Best move: Re7 — rook e1→e7.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r5kr/pp1q2p1/2p3np/3p4/1B1Q1PbP/1B6/PP6/4RRK1 b - - 0 25

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