Chess Puzzle #05hfv — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1579 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks d1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2. Black: king h8; queen h3; rook f8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/g5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e7→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf4 — rook f8→f4. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen e4→f4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: gxf4 — pawn g5→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Rf4.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp2Q1b1/2p4p/6p1/3P4/2P4q/PP3P2/3R1RK1 w - - 0 26

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