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

Position

White: king h2; queen f2; rook c1; pawns a3/e3/e5/f4/g2/g3. Black: king g7; queen d3; rook b2; pawns a5/c2/c5/f5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen d3→d1. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxd1 — rook c1→d1, captures queen. Opponent replies cxd1=Q (pawn c2→d1, captures rook, promotes to queen).
3. Best move: Qxb2 — queen f2→b2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short, skewer. The key move Rxd1 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pkp/6p1/p1p1Pp2/5P2/P2qP1P1/1rp2QPK/2R5 b - - 5 33

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