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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f4; rooks a1/c7; pawns d4/e5/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks b2/f8; pawns c4/e4/e6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ra8 — rook a1→a8. Opponent replies Qb8 (queen b4→b8).
  3. Best move: Rxb8 — rook a8→b8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, master, short. The key move is Ra8.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2R2pp1/4p3/4P2p/1qpPpQ1P/6P1/1r3P1K/R7 b - - 1 33

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