Chess Puzzle #27wSR — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1224 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, short, skewer.

Position

White: king d3; rook a7. Black: king h6; rook g2; knight e4; pawns f5/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg5 — king h6→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg7+ — rook a7→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf4 (king g5→f4).
  3. Best move: Rxg2 — rook g7→g2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short, skewer. The key move is Rg7+.

Position data

FEN: 8/R6p/7k/5p2/4n3/3K4/6r1/8 b - - 1 52

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