Chess Puzzle #106GT — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1439 · Intermediate · advantage, attraction, endgame, fork, long, master.

Position

White: king f2; queen d3; rook h1; bishop b2; pawns a4/c4/d5/f3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook e8; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg6 — queen d3→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re2+ — rook e8→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe2 (king f2→e2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Nf4+ — knight h5→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Kd2 (king e2→d2).
  4. Best move: Nxg6 — knight f4→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, endgame, fork, long, master, sacrifice. The key move is Re2+.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp1q2p1/6p1/3P3n/P1P5/3Q1P2/1B3K2/7R w - - 2 29

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