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

Rating 1548 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks e3/h1; bishops b2/f3; pawns b3/c2/d3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g5; knight b4; pawns b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e3→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe8 (queen d8→e8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxg5 — queen d2→g5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/8/2p3b1/1n4P1/1P1PRB1P/1BPQ4/2K4R b - - 5 20

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