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

Position

White: king h1; queen a1; rooks a3/f1; bishop e5; knight f5; pawns a5/d5/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c4; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knight f6; pawns b6/d2/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ne3 — knight f5→e3. Opponent replies Qxf1+ (queen c4→f1, captures rook, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxf1 — queen a1→f1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Ne3.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/5pp1/1p3n1p/P2PBN2/2q1P1b1/R7/3p2PP/Q4R1K b kq - 1 25

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