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

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks g1/h3; bishop d3; knight c2; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king f7; queen e8; rooks c6/f8; bishop d7; knight g6; pawns a7/d5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen h5→h7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rh8 — rook f8→h8. Opponent replies Qxh8 (queen h7→h8, captures rook).
3. Best move: Nxh8 — knight g6→h8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Rh8.

Position data

FEN: 4qr2/p2b1kpp/2r3n1/3pPp1Q/3P4/3B3R/P1N2P1P/6RK w - - 8 27

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