Chess Puzzle #3BL00 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1204 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, pin, short.

Position

White: king b3; queen d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/h2. Black: king g8; rook e2; bishop c2; pawns b5/c6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb4 — king b3→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4 — rook e2→e4. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen d4→e4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bxe4 — bishop c2→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, pin, short. The key move is Re4.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/2p4p/1p6/3Q4/1KP5/PPb1rP1P/8 w - - 7 32

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