Chess Puzzle #8HJMp — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1449 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d6/h4; pawns a2/c3. Black: king h6; rook b5; bishop c6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd5 — bishop c6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c4 — pawn c3→c4. Opponent replies Bxc4 (bishop d5→c4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxc4 — rook h4→c4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, short. The key move is c4.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp3p2/2bR2pk/1r5p/7R/2P5/P7/2K5 b - - 5 40

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