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

Rating 1599 · Intermediate · advantage, capturing the defender, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks d7/f1; knight f3; pawns a2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks b8/f8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfc8 — rook f8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Opponent replies Qe6 (queen f6→e6).
  3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen b3→e6, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe6 (pawn f7→e6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Rxe7 — rook d7→e7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, capturing the defender, long, middlegame. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/pppRnppp/2p2q2/8/4P3/1Q3N2/P4PPP/5RK1 b - - 6 16

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