Chess Puzzle #43sba — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1819 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks d1/f5; bishop g2; pawns a4/b2/c2/d5/e4/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; knight d7; pawns a5/b7/c6/f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf6 — knight d7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re5 — rook f5→e5. Opponent replies Be6 (bishop c8→e6).
  3. Best move: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Re5.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kr2/1p1nqp2/2p5/p1bP1R2/P3P3/6Q1/1PP3BP/3R3K b q - 0 22

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