Chess Puzzle #BvNtD — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1446 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen a3; rook e1; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king f7; queen c7; rook d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa7 — queen a3→a7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra5 — rook d5→a5. Opponent replies Qc5 (queen a7→c5).
  3. Best move: Rxc5 — rook a5→c5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Ra5.

Position data

FEN: 8/ppq2kpp/2p2p2/3r4/3P4/Q5PP/PP3P2/4R1K1 w - - 2 27

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