Chess Puzzle #5OazM — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1380 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, fork, master, short.

Position

White: king g1; rooks b5/d1; pawns a3/d4/e3/g4. Black: king e6; rook f7; bishop e4; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight g6→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re5+ — rook b5→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Kd6 (king e6→d6).
  3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e5→e4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, master, short. The key move is Re5+.

Position data

FEN: 8/ppp2r2/4k1n1/1R6/3Pb1P1/P3P3/8/3R2K1 b - - 4 37

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