Chess Puzzle #43ulD — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1160 · Beginner · advantage, deflection, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; rooks h1/h4; bishop c4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2. Black: king g8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a5/b5/c6/d6/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h4→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king g8→g7).
  3. Best move: R1h7+ — rook h1→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf6 (king g7→f6).
  4. Best move: Rxf8 — rook h8→f8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Rh8+.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/5pp1/2pp4/pp2p3/2B1P1nR/3P4/PPP3P1/2K4R b - - 1 19

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