Chess Puzzle #6dp0u — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1595 · Intermediate · advantage, intermezzo, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen e4; rooks d1/h1; bishop g5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b5/b7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen c6→e4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd8+ — rook d1→d8, gives check. Opponent replies Kf7 (king e8→f7).
  3. Best move: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, intermezzo, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Rd8+.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kbnr/pp4pp/2q5/1p2P1B1/4Q3/2N5/PPP2PPP/2KR3R b kq - 4 11

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