Chess Puzzle #0XL6U — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1265 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen f3; rooks h1/h3; bishops d3/e3; pawns a2/b3/d4/f5/g2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks e8/g7; bishop c6; knight h7; pawns a5/b4/d5/f6/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook h1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies Qg3 (queen f3→g3).
  3. Best move: gxh3 — pawn g4→h3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/4q1rn/2b2p2/p2p1Pp1/1p1P4/1P1BBQ1R/P4KP1/7R w - - 2 34

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