Chess Puzzle #A46Pu — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1471 · Intermediate · advantage, deflection, endgame, short.

Position

White: king a1; queen h3; rook f1; pawns a3/b2/c2. Black: king c6; queen d5; rook e7; pawns b5/c5/d6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen h3→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1+ — rook e7→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook f1→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxf3 — queen d5→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/4r3/2kp4/1ppq4/8/P6Q/1PP5/K4R2 w - - 7 43

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