Chess Puzzle #Ep4ta — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1616 · Advanced · endgame, equality, fork, short.

Position

White: king f3; rook b6; knight e4; pawns b4/g2/h3. Black: king c4; rook b3; pawns f4/g5/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king f3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3+ — rook b3→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf2 (king e2→f2).
  3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e3→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is Re3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1R6/6pp/1Pk1Np2/1r3K1P/6P1/8 w - - 4 53

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