Chess Puzzle #Bh8lN — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rooks a1/d1; bishops e2/e3; knight c4; pawns a4/b5/c2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; knights d5/e5; pawns a5/b6/c5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen f5→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxd5 — rook d1→d5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxd5 (queen e6→d5, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rd1 — rook a1→d1.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Rxd5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/5ppp/1p1b4/pPpnnq2/P1N1p3/4B1P1/2P1BP1P/R2R1QK1 b - - 1 22

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