Chess Puzzle #9t4H8 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1875 · Advanced · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks e1/e3; knight h2; pawns a4/b2/c4/d5/e4/f2/g3. Black: king f8; queen d2; rooks d8/g8; bishop h4; pawns d6/e5/f7/h3/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf3 — knight h2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg3+ — rook g8→g3, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, one move. The key move Rxg3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3r1kr1/2Q2p2/3p4/3Pp2p/P1P1P2b/4R1Pp/1P1q1P1N/4R1K1 w - - 0 28

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