Chess Puzzle #At8QH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1581 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rook a1; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a8/f8; bishop d4; pawns a5/c6/d6/e6/e7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rab8 — rook a8→b8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1 — rook a1→f1. Opponent replies Qh4 (queen f2→h4).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d3→d4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rf1.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/4p2p/2ppp1p1/p7/3bPP2/P1NQ3P/1PPB1qP1/R6K b - - 3 19

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