Chess Puzzle #7nyLu — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen e5; rook b2; pawns a2/c3/g3/h4. Black: king a6; queen c6; rook c4; pawns a7/b5/c7/g4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb3 — rook b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4 — rook c4→e4. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen e5→e4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen c6→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Re4.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1p5/k1q5/1p2Q3/2r3pP/2P3P1/PR5K/8 w - - 3 40

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