Chess Puzzle #1XKgi — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1633 · Advanced · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; pawns a3/b4/c5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks d8/e8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1+ — rook e8→e1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe1 (queen d1→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd2 — queen d5→d2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/pp3pp1/2p4p/2Pq4/1P6/P7/3B1PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 24

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