Chess Puzzle #6Wtd0 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2351 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks d1/e1; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/f3/h3. Black: king h7; queen e6; rooks a8/e8; knight b8; pawns c6/f6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd6 — rook d1→d6. Opponent replies Qg6 (queen e6→g6).
  3. Best move: Rxg6 — rook d6→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rd6.

Position data

FEN: rn2r3/5p1k/2p1qp1p/4P2Q/8/5P1P/PP3P2/3RR2K b - - 0 27

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