Chess Puzzle #AUs0i — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1478 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks e5/f1; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/e8; bishop d7; pawns a6/c6/d5/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg5 — rook e5→g5. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen g4→g5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rg5.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/3b1pp1/p1p5/3pR2p/1P1Q1Pq1/P5N1/6PP/5RK1 b - - 4 24

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