Chess Puzzle #1sCvR — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 654 · Beginner · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks d1/e2; knight g5; pawns a4/b2/c4/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks d6/e8; bishop g7; pawns a5/b7/d2/f4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rexd2 — rook e2→d2, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd2 — rook d6→d2, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxd2 (rook d1→d2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd2 — queen d7→d2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Rxd2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1p1q1pbp/3r2p1/p5N1/P1P1Pp2/1Q5P/1P1pRPP1/3R2K1 w - - 2 28

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