Chess Puzzle #5wctv — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1875 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen d5; rooks d1/h1; pawns c4/e4/f5/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks b8/h8; bishop f8; pawns d6/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb1 — rook d1→b1.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move is Rb1.

Position data

FEN: 1r2kb1r/4pppp/1q1p4/3Q1P2/2P1P3/5K1P/6P1/3R3R b k - 5 23

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