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

Rating 1543 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks f1/f5; bishop h3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/e4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks c8/f8; knight g6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight g6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe5 — rook f5→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen e7→e5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bxc8 — bishop h3→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/p3qppp/1p4n1/2p2R2/3pP2P/1P1P1QPB/P1P5/5RK1 b - - 2 20

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