Chess Puzzle #5TgEs — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks c1/d1; knight e6; pawns a3/b4/d4/f5/g4/h3. Black: king f7; queen d6; rooks e4/e8; knight c6; pawns a6/b6/d5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen f2→h4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Re2 — rook e4→e2. Opponent replies Qf2 (queen h4→f2).
3. Best move: Rxf2 — rook e2→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Re2.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/5kpp/ppnqNp2/3p1P2/1P1Pr1P1/P6P/5Q2/2RR2K1 w - - 9 28

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