Chess Puzzle #566fR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1312 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen h8; rook a8; bishops d5/e7; pawns a6/b5/e4/e6/f5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg8 — rook a8→g8. Opponent replies Qxg8 (queen g6→g8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxg8 — queen h8→g8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rg8.

Position data

FEN: r6q/3kb3/p3p1Q1/1p1b1p2/3PpP2/2P1B3/PP4PP/R4RK1 w - - 1 22

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