Chess Puzzle #7y8tE — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1848 · Advanced · deflection, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c1; rook f5; bishop h3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/d4/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook e8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f5→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen c1→h6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

deflection, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Rxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/2q2pp1/p4n1p/1p2pR2/3pP2P/3P2PB/PPP1N3/2Q4K b - - 2 25

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