Chess Puzzle #8MRE3 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen g4; rooks e4/h1; knight h3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e6/h2. Black: king g8; queen d2; rooks a8/h8; pawns a7/b5/c6/f5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rd4 — rook e4→d4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxd2 (rook d4→d2, captures queen).
3. Best move: gxh3 — pawn g4→h3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move fxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r5kr/p6p/2p1P1p1/1p3p2/4R1Q1/7N/PPPq3P/1K5R w - - 0 23

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