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

Rating 2222 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishops g3/h5; knight b3; pawns a2/d5/f5/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights c2/c4; pawns a6/b5/d6/e7/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa1 — knight c2→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop g7→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/4ppb1/p2p3p/1p1P1PpB/2n1Q3/1N4BP/P1n3P1/R4RK1 b kq - 1 20

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