Chess Puzzle #DcSAY — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2220 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f7; rook c4; bishop g3; knight h4; pawns b3/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b5; rooks a2/e8; bishop g7; pawns c5/d6/e7/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Raa8 — rook a2→a8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g6→g5).
  3. Best move: Nf5 — knight h4→f5.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 4r2k/4pQbp/3p1pp1/1qp5/2R1P2N/1P4BP/r4PPK/8 b - - 1 41

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