Chess Puzzle #4TJeL — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook c8; pawns a2/b3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen f3; rook e6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen c2→d2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Re2 — rook e6→e2. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen d2→e2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qxe2 — queen f3→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Re2.

Position data

FEN: 2R5/pp3p1k/4r1pp/8/8/1P3qP1/P1Q2P1P/6K1 w - - 1 27

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