Chess Puzzle #FijuN — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1571 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks e1/f1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g6; rooks f8/h5; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen g4→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg5 — rook h5→g5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen e6→g6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxg6 — rook g5→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Rxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/p1p3p1/1pnb2qp/3p2Nr/3P1PQ1/2P1B2P/PP4P1/4RRK1 w - - 0 23

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