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

Rating 1574 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, pin, short.

Position

White: king b1; rooks d1/g3; bishop e4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/f2/h6. Black: king f8; queen d6; rook a8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen d6→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf3 — rook g3→f3. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen f4→f3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bxf3 — bishop e4→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pin, short. The key move is Rf3.

Position data

FEN: r4k2/pp5p/2nq2pP/2p5/2P1B3/3P2R1/PP3P2/1K1R4 b - - 0 27

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