Chess Puzzle #4yR4S — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1396 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pin, queen rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king b5; queen e5; rook d2. Black: king h1; rook g4; pawns f5/g2/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen e5→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg5 — rook g4→g5. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen f5→g5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pin, queen rook endgame, short. The key move is Rg5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/7p/1K2Qp2/6r1/8/3R2p1/7k w - - 2 68

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