Chess Puzzle #3YiGm — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1207 · Intermediate · advantage, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king c2; queen h5; rook e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g3. Black: king b8; queen g2; rook h8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf2+ — queen g2→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re2 — rook e6→e2. Opponent replies Qxe2+ (queen f2→e2, captures rook, gives check).
  3. Best move: Qxe2 — queen h5→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move is Re2.

Position data

FEN: 1k5r/ppp5/4R2p/5ppQ/3P4/2P3P1/PPK2Pq1/8 b - - 0 24

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