Chess Puzzle #6m7Oo — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1705 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king b4; rooks a2/d4; pawns c4/g2/g4/h2. Black: king e5; rooks a7/e3; pawns a3/c7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd7 — rook d4→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c5+ — pawn c7→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Kxc5 (king b4→c5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxd7 — rook a7→d7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is c5+.

Position data

FEN: 8/r1p3p1/7p/4k3/1KPR2P1/p3r3/R5PP/8 w - - 1 40

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