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

Rating 1397 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; pawns a3/b3/c4/e3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks e8/f4; bishop c7; pawns a5/b7/c5/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exf4 — pawn e3→f4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re2 — rook e8→e2. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen d2→e2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe2 — queen f3→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1pb2ppp/3p4/p1p5/2P2r1P/PP2PqP1/3Q1P2/3R2KR w - - 0 39

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