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

Rating 1693 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f3; rook f1; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/g4/h3. Black: king g7; queen e7; rook d8; knight d6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/g5/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen f3→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8 — rook d8→f8. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen e3→g5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f8→f6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Rf8.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/pp2q1k1/2pn1Np1/4p1p1/6P1/2P2Q1P/PP4PK/5R2 w - - 0 29

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