Chess Puzzle #0SAv8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 969 · Beginner · advantage, endgame, kingside attack, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks e6/f1; pawns a4/b4/c3/c4/d5/f2/h3. Black: king h8; queen h4; rooks a8/f4; pawns a6/b6/c7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen d3→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3 — queen h4→g3, captures queen. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxf1+ — rook f4→f1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, kingside attack, short. The key move Rxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r6k/2p3p1/pp2R2p/3P4/PPP2r1q/2PQ3P/5P2/5R1K w - - 7 35

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