Chess Puzzle #9TZSm — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; rooks f1/g1; bishop d4; pawns c2/c3. Black: king g8; queen e2; bishop h5; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bg4 — bishop h5→g4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Opponent replies Qb5 (queen e2→b5).
3. Best move: Rxg4 — rook g1→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Re1.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/7b/3B4/2P5/2P1q3/2K2RR1 b - - 1 30

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