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

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks e7/g6; bishop d5; pawns a2/f2. Black: king h7; queen a3; rook h8; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe7 — knight f5→e7, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rg3 — rook g6→g3. Opponent replies Qxg3+ (queen a3→g3, captures rook, gives check).
3. Best move: fxg3 — pawn f2→g3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Rg3.

Position data

FEN: 7r/pp2R1pk/6Rp/3B1n2/2Q5/q7/P4P2/6K1 b - - 0 33

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