Chess Puzzle #16WOd — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1297 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c1; rook f1; bishops d5/f4; knight c7; pawns a2/b3/c4/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks e2/f8; bishops c8/d4; pawns a7/c5/d6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be5+ — bishop f4→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe5 (rook e2→e5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxf8+ — rook f1→f8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move Rxf8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2b2rk1/p1N5/3p2q1/2pB3p/2Pb1BP1/1P5P/P3r3/2Q2R1K b - - 2 29

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