Chess Puzzle #FlOaG — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1827 · Advanced · advantage, attraction, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e1/g5; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7+ — rook g5→g7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king g8→g7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bh6+ — bishop e3→h6, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Rxg7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp1b1pp1/2n1p3/6R1/3Pq3/4B2P/PP2QPP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 23

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