Chess Puzzle #7ew6F — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e2; rook c5; knight d6; pawns a2/c7/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks a8/f8; knight e5; pawns a7/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight e5→d7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: c8=Q — pawn c7→c8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Raxc8 (rook a8→c8, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxc8 — rook c5→c8, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxc8 (rook f8→c8, captures rook).
4. Best move: Nxc8 — knight d6→c8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is c8=Q.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p1P3p1/3N1p1p/2R1n3/8/4P3/P3KPPP/8 b - - 1 22

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