Chess Puzzle #CVMh9 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1880 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king e1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/f2/h3. Black: king c8; queen g2; rooks d4/h8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd7 — rook d4→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg1 — rook f1→g1. Opponent replies Qxh3 (queen g2→h3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxg7 — rook g1→g7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short, skewer. The key move is Rg1.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/ppp2pb1/8/7p/3r4/P3QN1P/1P3Pq1/R3KR2 b Q - 3 20

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