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

Rating 1420 · Intermediate · advantage, deflection, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/d1; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks d8/e4; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f6/f7/g7/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1+ — rook e4→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook d1→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd3 — queen f5→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Re1+.

Position data

FEN: 2kr4/pp3pp1/2nb1p2/3N1q2/2PPr3/1P1Q1NPp/P4P1P/R2R2K1 w - - 3 18

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