Chess Puzzle #D2GXQ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1514 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king f1; queen a1; rooks e1/e4; bishop g2; pawns a5/d5/f2/g3. Black: king f8; queen h2; rooks b8/e8; knight g4; pawns a6/d6/e7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf6 — knight g4→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh4 — rook e4→h4. Opponent replies Qxh4 (queen h2→h4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short, trapped piece. The key move is Rh4.

Position data

FEN: 1r2rk2/4pp2/p2p2p1/P2P4/4R1n1/6P1/5PBq/Q3RK2 b - - 14 32

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