Chess Puzzle #1eNhP — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1456 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, master, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king g2; rooks b5/e5; pawns a4/c3/c4/f2/h2. Black: king d6; rooks a8/d8; pawns a5/b6/c7/g3/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c6 — pawn c7→c6. Opponent replies Rxb6 (rook b5→b6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Kxe5 — king d6→e5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, master, rook endgame, short. The key move is c6.

Position data

FEN: r2r4/2p5/1p1k4/pR2R2p/P1P5/2P3p1/5PKP/8 w - - 1 31

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