Chess Puzzle #Cs7pN — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1551 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks a1/e1; bishop b5; pawns a3/b2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e5; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g5/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen c7→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re7 — rook e5→e7. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen d7→e7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe7 — queen f6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Re7.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/ppQ2p1p/3p1q1n/1B1Pr1p1/4P3/P6P/1P3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 21

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