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

Rating 1516 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; knight f1; pawns a2/b2/c4/d6/g2/g3. Black: king g8; rooks e1/e2; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/g5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf2 — rook e2→f2, captures queen. Opponent replies d8=Q+ (pawn d7→d8, promotes to queen, gives check).
  3. Best move: Rf8 — rook f2→f8.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move Rxf2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp4pp/3P2n1/6p1/2P5/6P1/PP2rQP1/4rNK1 w - - 1 30

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