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

Rating 1537 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; rook f2; bishop b1; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f4/g3. Black: king g7; queen e8; rook e4; knight f6; pawns a6/b4/c5/d6/f5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen d3→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3 — rook e4→e3. Opponent replies Bxf5 (bishop b1→f5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf3 — rook e3→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is Re3.

Position data

FEN: 4q3/6k1/p2p1n1p/2pP1p2/1pP1rP2/1P1Q2P1/P4RK1/1B6 w - - 1 52

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