Chess Puzzle #4t6of — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1412 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen e2; rooks a5/h1; bishop f6; pawns b4/d4/e5/g4. Black: king g6; queen f7; rooks b7/d3; bishop b5; pawns a7/c3/d5/e6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb5 — rook a5→b5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd2 — rook d3→d2. Opponent replies Qxd2 (queen e2→d2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: cxd2 — pawn c3→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Rd2.

Position data

FEN: 8/pr3q2/4pBk1/Rb1pP3/1P1P2P1/2pr4/4Q1K1/7R w - - 0 45

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