Chess Puzzle #8eRO1 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rook e1; knight c3; pawns a5/b2/c2/d3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook d8; bishop g6; pawns d5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re3 — rook e1→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies Rf3 (rook e3→f3).
3. Best move: dxc3 — pawn d4→c3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/2q2p1p/Q5b1/P2p4/6P1/2NP3P/1PP5/4R1K1 w - - 1 32

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