Chess Puzzle #E7V03 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1437 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen h5; rook g4; bishop d3; knight h4; pawns b5/d4/e3/f5/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen a1; rook e8; bishops c3/d7; knight g5; pawns b7/c6/d5/f6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen a1→d1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg5+ — rook g4→g5, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd1 — queen h5→d1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move Rxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1p1b1pk1/2p2p1p/1P1p1PnQ/3P2RN/2bBP2P/6PK/q7 b - - 6 30

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.