Chess Puzzle #4Enx7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1370 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short, X-ray attack.

Position

White: king h2; queen e8; rooks b6/b7; pawns a4/e3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h6; queen d6; rooks c1/c7; pawns a6/d4/d5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen d6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7 — queen e8→d7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxd7 (rook c7→d7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxd7 — rook b7→d7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short, X-ray attack. The key move Qxd7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4Q3/1Rr3pp/pR1q1p1k/3p4/P2p4/4P1PP/5P1K/2r5 b - - 4 37

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