Chess Puzzle #6IJV2 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1417 · Intermediate · clearance, crushing, endgame, fork, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rook b1; knight c5; pawns c3/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c4; rook f4; bishop h6; pawns b5/e6/e7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb4 — rook b1→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1+ — rook f4→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf1 (queen e1→f1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Be3+ — bishop h6→e3, gives check.

Tactical themes

clearance, crushing, endgame, fork, sacrifice, short. The key move is Rf1+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/4p2p/4p1pb/1pN1P3/2qP1r2/2P4P/6P1/1R2Q1K1 w - - 2 27

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