Chess Puzzle #3vqol — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1347 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, clearance, crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king f1; rook d6; pawns e6/f5. Black: king d3; rook g2; pawns c4/d4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg4 — rook g2→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies Re4 (rook g4→e4).
  3. Best move: Re6 — rook d6→e6.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, clearance, crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is e7.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pp/3RP3/5P2/2pp4/3k4/6r1/5K2 b - - 1 47

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