Chess Puzzle #2rOWI — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1259 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king f5; rook d3; pawns a4/b3/d5/f3/g3. Black: king g7; rook g2; pawns a7/b7/f6/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg3 — rook g2→g3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d6 — pawn d5→d6. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g5→g4).
  3. Best move: d7 — pawn d6→d7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is d6.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4k1/5p2/3P1Kpp/P7/1P1R1PP1/6r1/8 b - - 1 47

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