Chess Puzzle #7nh5j — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1610 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks f1/f3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a7/b5/d5/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh6 — bishop g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh3 — rook f3→h3. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen h4→e7).
  3. Best move: Rxh6 — rook h3→h6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short, skewer. The key move is Rh3.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p5bp/4p1p1/1p1pP3/3P1P1q/5R2/PP1QN1P1/5RK1 b - - 1 21

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