Chess Puzzle #3FRhX — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1149 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f1; rooks c4/d1; bishop g4; pawns a2/b3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks b8/e5; knight d5; pawns a3/b4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc5 — rook c4→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3+ — knight d5→e3, gives check. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxc5 — rook e5→c5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Ne3+.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/5pp1/7p/3nr3/1pR3B1/pP5P/P4PP1/3R1K2 w - - 8 31

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