Chess Puzzle #AjSon — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2440 · Master · advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rooks e1/f6; pawns a3/b4/c3/d4/e5/g3/h2/h4. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks f8/h8; knights c7/h6; pawns d5/f7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ra6 — rook f6→a6. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen d7→e7).
  3. Best move: Qc6 — queen c5→c6.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Ra6.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r1r/2nq1p2/5R1n/2QpP2p/1P1P2pP/P1P3P1/7P/4R1K1 b - - 2 29

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