Chess Puzzle #9LRK4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1795 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, defensive move, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c1/d5; pawns a2/e3/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; rooks b8/c7; pawns a7/c3/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd3 — rook d5→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Opponent replies Rb3 (rook d3→b3).
  3. Best move: Rd8 — rook b8→d8.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, defensive move, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is c2.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/p1r2pp1/8/3R4/8/2p1PPP1/P6P/2R3K1 w - - 2 32

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