Chess Puzzle #6L6HI — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1650 · Advanced · attraction, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks b1/f1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/g2/g6/h3. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks c4/f8; bishop e3; pawns a6/a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8+ — rook f1→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf8 (king g8→f8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qf3+ — queen d1→f3, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxf8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pq3pp1/p3p1Pp/3p4/2r5/P1N1b2P/1PP3P1/1R1Q1R1K b - - 1 21

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