Chess Puzzle #3jC5z — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1650 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/e6; knight a2; pawns a4/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f6; pawns a5/b4/c6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop f6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rae1 — rook a1→e1. Opponent replies O-O-O (king e8→c8).
  3. Best move: Rxe7 — rook e6→e7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is Rae1.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1b1q2pp/2p1Rb2/p7/Pp1P4/1Q6/NP3PPP/R5K1 b kq - 0 17

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