Chess Puzzle #4Y7FP — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king a1; queen c7; rooks d1/h1; pawns a2/b2/c5/d6/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks d8/f8; pawns b4/b5/e4/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rhf1 — rook h1→f1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Opponent replies Qxd8 (queen c7→d8, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxd8 — rook f8→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is e3.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/2Q3pp/3Pp3/1pP1q1P1/1p2p2P/8/PP6/K2R3R w - - 0 34

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