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

Rating 2097 · Expert · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rook f2; knight f4; pawns a2/b3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rook f8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen h4→g3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf3 — rook f2→f3. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen g3→f3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Rf3.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3pp1/2p1b3/4Q2p/5N1q/1P5P/P4RP1/6K1 b - - 0 25

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