Chess Puzzle #2VbB9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1137 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook f4; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rook e8; bishop g4; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen h4→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8+ — rook f4→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf8 (king g8→f8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxg5 — queen e3→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Rf8+.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp4pp/3p4/4n3/5Rbq/3BQ3/PPP3P1/6K1 b - - 7 27

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