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

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; knight a4; pawns a3/b2/c5/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks f8/h7; bishop f5; pawns a6/c6/d5/e4/f6/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh1 — queen h5→h1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh1 — rook a1→h1, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxh1 (rook h7→h1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Rxh1 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/7r/p1p2p2/2Pp1bpq/N3pP2/P5Q1/1P3KP1/R6R b - - 1 29

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